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A Zero-Touch Dynamic Configuration Management Framework for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: As Industry 5.0 progresses, the demand for zero-touch configuration in industrial automation and smart manufacturing is increasing. This paper proposes a dynamic configuration management framework for Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), aiming to address the challenges of flexibility and adaptability in dynamic network environments. A zero-touch configuration model is presented for TSN by incorporating a Delay-Aware Shortest Path Search (DASPS) algorithm to improve scheduling success rates. Simulation results demonstrate the ability of the framework to reconfigure networks within 2.67 milliseconds. The DASPS algorithm achieves a scheduling success rate of 70.22% for 1000 TSN flows, in contrast to only 22.23% achieved by the Shortest Path Search (SPS) algorithm. The proposed model effectively adapts to dynamic network changes, guaranteeing real-time data transmission. To further evaluate system adaptability, path entropy is introduced as a metric to quantitatively assess the balance of scheduling outcomes under topological changes. In the event of link failures, path entropy experiences a sharp decline but rapidly recovers after reconfiguration, demonstrating the system's strong self-healing capability.

Source: Entropy

DOI: 10.3390/e27060584

Authors: Junhui Jiang, Shanyu Jin, Xinghan Li, Kaisong Zhang, Baodan Sun

Institution: Harbin Engineering University

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: $3,137