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This paper reports on an evaluation of real-time properties of MAP (Manufacturing Automation Protocol) networks by analytical considerations and measurements. Based on a model of the time schedule of a communication cycle figures for response times (transport system) and message delays (MAC layer) are given. The influence of some options for handling acknowledgments within the transport layer is shown. The message delay at MAC layer is separated into an implementation-dependent and a protocol-dependent protion, and an upper bound is derived. Rules for selecting protocol parameters affecting real time behavior are given. Aspects for improved implementations of communication controllers for MAP networks are discussed.
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Rzehak, H., Elnakhal, A.E. & Jaeger, R. Analysis of real-time properties and rules for setting protocol parameters of MAP networks. The Journal of Real-Time Systems 1, 221–241 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00365438
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