17872797. INTEGRATED REMOTE MANAGEMENT CONTROL VIA INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTEM simplified abstract (Dell Products L.P.)

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INTEGRATED REMOTE MANAGEMENT CONTROL VIA INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTEM

Organization Name

Dell Products L.P.

Inventor(s)

Theodore R. Grevers, Jr. of Milford MA (US)

James Meeker of Liberty Hill TX (US)

INTEGRATED REMOTE MANAGEMENT CONTROL VIA INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17872797 titled 'INTEGRATED REMOTE MANAGEMENT CONTROL VIA INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTEM

Simplified Explanation

The disclosed method involves integrating a management controller into an industrial automation control (IAC) network as a remotely manageable resource. This is achieved by loading a driver stack for an IAC communication protocol into the management controller, connecting it to an IAC network interconnect, and communicating with the driver stack to perform necessary operations.

  • The method starts by loading a driver stack for an IAC communication protocol into a management controller of a server.
  • The management controller is then connected to an IAC network interconnect.
  • The driver stack is used to perform operations for integrating the management controller into the IAC network as a remotely manageable resource.
  • The integration process includes discovering the management controller and obtaining configuration information from it.
  • The configuration information indicates that the management controller is a configurable resource.
  • A setting of the resource, such as the Internet Protocol (IP) address of a network interface card (NIC), can be configured.

Potential applications of this technology:

  • Integration of management controllers into industrial automation control networks.
  • Remotely managing resources in an IAC network.
  • Configuring network interface cards in an IAC network.

Problems solved by this technology:

  • Streamlining the integration process of management controllers into IAC networks.
  • Simplifying the configuration of network interface cards in IAC networks.
  • Enabling remote management of resources in IAC networks.

Benefits of this technology:

  • Improved efficiency in integrating management controllers into IAC networks.
  • Simplified configuration process for network interface cards.
  • Enhanced remote management capabilities in IAC networks.


Original Abstract Submitted

A disclosed method includes loading a driver stack for an industrial automation control (IAC) communication protocol into a management controller of a server, connecting the management controller to an IAC network interconnect, and communicating with the driver stack to perform operations for integrating the management controller into the IAC network as a remotely manageable resource of the IAC network. The integrating may include discovering the management controller, obtaining configuration information from the management controller, indicative of a configurable management controller resource, and configuring a setting of the resource. The configurable management controller resource may be a network interface card (NIC) and the configurable setting may be an Internet protocol (IP) address of the NIC. In at least some embodiments, the driver stack is a PROFINET stack and performing the operations includes Discovery and Basic Configuration Protocol (DCP) requests and responses.

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