Connectivity Framework Annex B : Assessment Template : OPC-UA
Annex B ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE : OPC-UA
This Annex contains the assessment template for Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture ( OPC-UA ).
B . 6.1 General Info ( Section 6.1 )
Name Common and formal name of the connectivity technology .
Contacts
OPC-UA
Responsible standards development organization ( SDO ), task group or author ( s ), respective companies and email addresses .
OPC Foundation Description Short synopsis of the technology .
Application Domain ( s )
OPC-UA is an industrial communication architecture for platform independent , high performance , secure , reliable , and semantic interoperability between sensors , field devices , controllers , and applications at the shop-floor level in real-time as well as between the shop floor and the enterprise IT cloud . Application domains targeted by the connectivity technology .
Automation for manufacturing , process control , energy . Dependencies Possible commonalities with or reliance on other connectivity elements .
Current technology mapping options include :
• TCP / IP for the transport / network layers
• HTTP / TCP / IP for transport / network layers
• TLS for security References Website 1 and other useful links to the technology .
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See [ OPC-UA ] IIC : PUB : G5 : V1.0 : PB : 20170228 - 72 -