In modern applications such as in the prospective smart factory, timely and faultfree communication is one of the main concerns. Communication failures may lead to huge economic losses. Moreover, they can even endanger human life. Therefore, the TimeSensitive Networking (TSN) task group has introduced new standards for real-time capable Ethernet, which also include a fault tolerance mechanism called Frame Replication and Elimination for Reliability (FRER) as IEEE standard 802.1CB. This standard introduces procedures and protocols for bridges and end stations in time-sensitive networks. It also provides mechanisms for the identification and duplication of frames to enable redundant transmissions. In this paper, a simulation model is developed that implements the IEEE 802.1CB standard in OMNeT++. In addition, as supplement to the standard we propose a reliability mechanism for establishing redundant paths and an error model to model transient and permanent errors. As proof of concept, we evaluate the model with different topologies under various conditions.
翻译:在未来的智能工厂等现代应用中,及时和无过失的通信是主要关切之一,通信失败可能导致巨大的经济损失,甚至可能危及人的生命,因此,时间敏感联网工作组为实时能力以太网采用了新的标准,其中还包括一个称为“可靠性框架复制和消除”的错误容忍机制,作为IEEE标准802.1CB标准。这一标准为时间敏感网络中的桥梁和终端站引入了程序和协议。它还为确定和复制框架提供了机制,以便能够进行冗余传输。在本文中,开发了一个执行OMNET++标准(IEEE 802.1CB标准)的模拟模型。此外,作为对标准的补充,我们提出了一种建立冗余路径的可靠性机制和一个错误模型,以模拟中、永久错误。作为概念的证明,我们用不同条件的不同地形来评估模型。