Network integration on the control level

Abstract

In the following paper the authors analyze the problem of the network integration on the lowest level of industrial computer system which is the control level. Exchange of information between different levels in integrated pyramid of enterprise process is fundamental with regard to an efficient enterprise operation. Communication and data exchange between levels for different systems are not always the same because of a variability of the used network protocols, communication mediums, system response times, etc. That makes the problem of network integration an important aspect for research. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.