Service-oriented architectures for interoperability in industrial enterprises

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the technological aspects involved in developing a service-oriented solution for interoperability in the context of cyber-physical production systems (CPPS). It addresses the typical state of industrial enterprises and the core technologies currently available for the development of a serviceoriented (SO) solution for agile environments. The chapter therefore discusses features of the service-oriented paradigm as well as aspects related to enterprise and network architectures, constraints, and technologies to discern the current challenges facing modern enterprises. The chapter also explores the service-oriented reference architectures of recent EU projects to highlight their main characteristics. Finally, their respective realizations are decomposed to discern the connectivity strategies and standards employed by each to achieve an interoperability-focused technology stack for the operation of agile and flexible industrial plants.