Patent ID: 9130853
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H04L,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying Foundation Fieldbus linking devices, the method comprising: receiving, by a gateway device comprising one or more computers, a message from an external system associated with a Foundation Fieldbus linking device; identifying, by the gateway device, the linking device from the received message; determining, by the gateway device, an operational status for the identified linking device from the received message; identifying, by the gateway device, a virtual address representative of the identified linking device; determining, by the gateway device, whether the received message may be routed based solely upon the virtual address without determining a physical address; and routing, by the gateway device, the message associated with operation of the identified linking device to the linking device or a linking device controller, wherein the virtual address is utilized to represent the linking device, and wherein the linking device controller directs communication of the message to the linking device.