Patent ID: 11936740
Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPCUA) industrial network, comprising:
an OPCUA based industrial controller connected to the industrial network via a controller switch in the industrial controller;
an OPCUA based industrial device connected to the industrial network via a device switch in the industrial device;
a Centralized User Configuration (CUC) connected to the industrial network, the CUC having an OPCUA model therein, the CUC operable to interact with the OPCUA based industrial controller and the OPCUA based industrial device to determine one or more TSN parameters required for provisioning a TSN connection therebetween; and
a Centralized Network Controller (CNC) connected to the industrial network, the CNC operable to interact with the controller switch in the OPCUA based industrial controller and the device switch in the OPCUA based industrial device;
wherein the CUC is further operable to transmit the one or more TSN parameters from the CUC to the CNC on the industrial network to request provisioning of the TSN connection; and
wherein the CNC is further operable to configure the one or more TSN parameters in the controller switch of the OPCUA based industrial controller and the device switch of the OPCUA based industrial device to provision the TSN connection.