SOA middleware and automation: Services, applications and architectures

T. Kirkham, D. Savio, H. Smit, R. Harrison, R.P. Monfared, P. Phaithoonbuathong
2008 2008 6th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics  
The factory automation community is looking toward the Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS) set of Web Service standards to provide a Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) enablement of factory elements. This paper examines the issues surrounding the application and future development of DPWS on production line machines and their integration with distributed enterprise applications. Issues raised reflect the need for more development on defining a generic approach to Web Service architecture
more » ... in automation and the ontologies that support it. The concept of an automation lifecycle is introduced to aid this development from a more holistic perspective.
doi:10.1109/indin.2008.4618326 fatcat:mjmoxusuxbdilih4wxejfzz77q