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Low-Cost Software Evaluation of Communication Delays in Networked Industrial Systems

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Equipment to be installed in real-time industrial control system networks must be carefully characterized before commissioning to ensure it meets performance requirements. However, performance analysis tools may be expensive and come with stringent hardware and software requirements that render them out of reach for many small and medium enterprises. In this paper, we propose a software tool that leverages inexpensive, commonly available personal computer hardware and Linux-based, user-level open source software to enhance portability, flexibility, and ease of use without sacrificing measurement accuracy. An extensive evaluation of the tool’s custom-designed traffic generator shows that it compares favorably with related work. At the same time, the measurement system is able to achieve remarkable accuracy in determining the mean delay and delay variance of the device under test, as also demonstrated by a practical device evaluation example.

Source: Future Internet

DOI: 10.3390/fi17020078

Authors: Manuel Cheminod, Ivan Cibrario Bertolotti, Adriano Valenzano, Luca Durante

Institutions: Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering, National Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Network Time Synchronization Technologies

Subfield: Computer Networks and Communications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,930