Time Sensitive Networks for Flexible Manufacturing

November 2017

Introduction

For Manufacturing Automation and

Control and Infrastructure vendors

(and soon energy and transportation)

who require deterministic capabilities

on the network,

our testbed converges more devices,

applications and systems on a single,

standard, open, inter-connected

network

that is the driver of the IIoT2

Manufacturing operations have historically deployed non-standard networks or air-gapped (unconnected) networks leaving devices and data much harder or impossible to access.

To implement IoT applications, manufacturers must be confident in network performance at the edge, ensuring connected assets operate as expected. The Challenges for this testbed:

The Challenge

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Swap Proprietary out for Standard Deterministic NetworksNo longer require networks with special infrastructure and know-how and do not benefit from innovation in standard networks (e.g. speed, power, size)

Converge Air-Gapped NetworksEnable Customers, Vendors and Service Providers to deliver IIoT benefits by accessing rich edge networks

Simplify and Automate System and Network ConfigurationManufacturing requires Operations to manage and run the networks that support Plant applications

What problems do we address?

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Collaboration b/w Chip, Infrastructure, Testing &

Device vendors

By including all major technology suppliers, we

accelerate the feedback loop

Provide feedback to Standards

Give companies insight to standards as they are developed and means

to give feedback

Accelerate Technology Adoption

Enable Developers to test whether new products

interoperate in real plant systems. Display to the

ecosystem the business value

The testbed documents the value of TSN and provides feedback to the relevant standards organizations on areas of further clarification or improvement.

The Testbed Solution

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Testing resources The testbed offers participants to test whether their product works with other devices and access to cutting-edge testing tools

Create testing guidelines for interoperability of key TSN standards for Time Synchronization, Traffic Scheduling and System Configuration

Converge Application standards from OPC, ODVA and others to validate ability to converge multiple traffic types

Collaboration of major technology suppliers: chip, testing tools, network infrastructure, software and industrial end-devices; to accelerate exchange of expertise

Market technology and products with outbound deliverables and a demo wall that goes to 10+ major events a year

Ecosystem of 20+ vendors (chip makers, switches, automation devices and testing products) and standards organizations

Progress Report

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2015 Testbed Approved

• Approved by IIC Steering Committee May 2015

Global Demos

• Featured at events: IoT Solutions World Congress, Hannover Messe, SPS Drives, NI Week, DE Forum, IoT World

• 2nd major overhaul for 2017 to add more apps

Plug-fests

• Hosted multiple plug-fests at NI’s Industrial IoT Lab in Austin, TX

• Attract new participants

• Series continues in both testbed location

• Benchmarks continue to be reached

Testbed Award Winner

• Won IIC’s Q1 Testbed Showcase for delivering the most strategic value to IIoT

• Won IoT SWC Best Testbed award 2017

• Featured in the Journal of Innovation

Growing Ecosystem

• 23 vendors participating

• Opened 2nd

permanent location at BoschRexroth’s plant in Erbach, Germany

• Collaboration with IEEE, IETF, AVNU, OPC and ODVA

The Team

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• Analog Devices

• Avnu Alliance

• B&R Industrial Automation

• BoschRexroth

• Calnex

• Cisco

• Hilscher

• Belden/Hirschmann

• Kalycito

• ISW

• Intel

• Ixia

• KUKA

• National Instruments

• OPC Foundation

• Phoenix Contact

• Pilz

• Renesas Electronics

• SICK AG

• TTTech

• WAGO

• Xilinx

What’s next?

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Activity Timeline

Building Interoperability rack to test robustness of TSN technology and devices

Q1 2018

Adding new TSN functions (e.g. frame pre-emption, ingress policing, resilient time synch)

2018

Revamping the demonstrator Q2 2018 (Hannover)

Have questions about this testbed?

Send an email toinfo@iiconsortium.org

Embracing the goals of the IIC, this testbed is accelerating the adoption of

key IIOT technologies thru early standard interoperability testing, collaboration with

key technology suppliers and standard organizations.

Manufacturing operations have historically been deployed using non-standard network infrastructure or air-gapped (unconnected) networks leaving devices and data much harder to access.

The Problem

Time Sensitive Networks for Flexible Manufacturing

Our Solution

Team

Enhanced Ethernet technology to support real-time control and synchronization of high performance machines over a single, standard Ethernet network, supporting multi-vendor interoperability and integration.

• Over 20 organizations including chip vendors, testing tools, network infrastructure, SW tools and end-device makers

• Collaboration with IEEE, AVNU, OPC, ODVA and others

Key Benefits

• Secure and reliable delivery of data• Guaranteed latency for data

delivery• Converged networks save operating

costs• Simple system configuration and

operation• Open ecosystem

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