Development of Interconnecting SW for Intranets and Fieldbuses

The paper aims at software architectures for intermediate systems with Intranets and wired or wireless Fieldbus-type interconnections. This manuscript communicates a case study founded on a real-world application that demonstrates an alternative contribution to network convergence in software architectures. The approach stems from design experience in both industrial network applications and in metropolitan networking. The case study applies IEEE 1451 standards providing a design framework for applications based not only on IP/Ethernet profile but also on ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4.