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Self-organization of reconfigurable protocol stack for networked control systems

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In networked control systems (NCS), the control performance depends on not only the control algorithm but also the communication protocol stack. The performance degradation introduced by the heterogeneous and dynamic communication environment has intensified the need for the reconfigurable protocol stack. In this paper, a novel architecture for the reconfigurable protocol stack is proposed, which is a unified specification of the protocol components and service interfaces supporting both static and dynamic reconfiguration for existing industrial communication standards. Within the architecture, a triple-level self-organization structure is designed to manage the dynamic reconfiguration procedure based on information exchanges inside and outside the protocol stack. Especially, the protocol stack can be self-adaptive to various environment and system requirements through the reconfiguration of working mode, routing and scheduling table. Finally, the study on the protocol of dynamic address management is conducted for the system of controller area network (CAN). The results show the efficiency of our self-organizing architecture for the implementation of a reconfigurable protocol stack.

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    Chun-Jie Zhou, Hui Chen, Yuan-Qing Qin, Yu-Feng Shi & Guang-Can Yu

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60674081, No. 60834002, No. 61074145).

Chun-Jie Zhou received the M. Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in control theory and control engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC in 1991 and 2001, respectively. He is currently a professor in the Department of Control Science and Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

His research interests include industrial communication, artificial intelligence, and theory and application of networked control systems.

Hui Chen received the B. Sc. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Fuzhou, Fuzhou, PRC in 2005, and the M. Sc. degree in control theory and control engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC in 2007. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in control science and engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

His research interests include formal description technology and industrial communication.

Yuan-Qing Qin received the M. Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in control theory and control engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Control Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

His research interests include networked control systems, artificial intelligence, and machine vision.

Yu-Feng Shi received the B. Sc. degree in the Department of Control Science and Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC in 2006, and M. Sc. degree in control theory and control engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2008. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in control science and engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

His research interests include embedded operating systems and industrial communications.

Guang-Can Yu received the B. Sc. degree in computer engineering from Logistical Engineering University, Chongqing, PRC in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree in computer science and technology from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC in 2008. Currently, he is engaging in postdoctoral work in the Department of Control Science and Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

His research interests include industrial communication and software architecture.

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Zhou, CJ., Chen, H., Qin, YQ. et al. Self-organization of reconfigurable protocol stack for networked control systems. Int. J. Autom. Comput. 8, 221–235 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-011-0577-1

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