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A network agent for diagnosis and analysis of real-time Ethernet networks

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Hans Peter Löb,

Wolfgang KarlAuthors Info & Claims

CASES '06: Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Compilers, architecture and synthesis for embedded systems

Pages 65 - 73

https://doi.org/10.1145/1176760.1176770

Published: 22 October 2006 Publication History

Abstract

Within the field of automation technology the use of Industrial Ethernet is rising. This in turn demands devices capable of precisely recording, analyzing, and manipulating communication data for diagnostic purposes. Existing solutions so far lack required flexibility or are unable to cope with sustained Gigabit-per-second data streams. This is especially true for general-purpose approaches employing ordinary network adapters and plain software-based analysis.In this paper we describe a flexible and lightweight network agent for real-time, high-performance networks. This agent is capable of handling sustained data rates up to 2x 1GBit/s while offering real-time event-triggers, 10ns-resolution timestamps, real-time filtering, and statistics functions. An auxiliary processing unit as well as a modular software environment allow customization for a variety of tasks. The agent is realized as a dual processor SoC design on a Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGA.

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Ferrari PFlammini AMarioli DRinaldi STaroni A(2007)Synchronization of the Probes of a Distributed Instrument for Real-Time Ethernet Networks2007 IEEE International Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control and Communication10.1109/ISPCS.2007.4383770(33-40)Online publication date: Oct-2007
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A network agent for diagnosis and analysis of real-time Ethernet networks
1. Networks
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CASES '06: Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Compilers, architecture and synthesis for embedded systems

October 2006

448 pages

ISBN:1595935436

DOI:10.1145/1176760

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Seoul National University
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Princeton University
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ARM Ltd.
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Seoul National University

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Jing LXia SShuai LQiuYue L(2019)The Method of Health Management on Satellite Constellation Network2019 21st International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology (ICACT)10.23919/ICACT.2019.8702025(624-630)Online publication date: Feb-2019
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Ferrari PFlammini AMarioli DRinaldi STaroni A(2007)Synchronization of the Probes of a Distributed Instrument for Real-Time Ethernet Networks2007 IEEE International Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control and Communication10.1109/ISPCS.2007.4383770(33-40)Online publication date: Oct-2007
https://doi.org/10.1109/ISPCS.2007.4383770

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