Method and computer program product for monitoring an industrial network

Described are techniques used in monitoring the performance, security and health of a system used in an industrial application. Agents included in the industrial network report data to an appliance or server. The appliance stores the data and determines when an alarm condition has occurred. Notifica...

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Main Authors HOPE ERIK P, KAWANO KEGAN, MCMILLAN BRAD, MUEGGE ADAM, LOPES RUI MANUEL MARTINS, JENSEN BRETT, HUTCHINSON TOM, GINTER ANDREW, MAH ANDY G
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LanguageEnglish
Published 17.07.2007
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:Described are techniques used in monitoring the performance, security and health of a system used in an industrial application. Agents included in the industrial network report data to an appliance or server. The appliance stores the data and determines when an alarm condition has occurred. Notifications are sent upon detecting an alarm condition. The alarm thresholds may be user defined. A threat thermostat controller determines a threat level used to control the connectivity of a network used in the industrial application.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040815222