The Communication Object shall be used as the browse entry point for communication related resources of the physical device the Server is running on. It is formally defined in Table 36.
The Communication Object is referenced by an Organizes Reference from the Resources Object defined in 5.4.1.
The Communication Object may include the following subfolders:
- MappingTables
- NetworkInterfaces
- Streams
Note: It is recommended to keep TSN-Streams and possible future (DetNet-)Flows separated in specific folders.
Table 36 – Communication definition
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Attribute |
Value |
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BrowseName |
Communication |
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References |
NodeClass |
BrowseName |
Comment |
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HasTypeDefinition |
ObjectType |
FolderType |
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Organizes |
Object |
MappingTables |
Defined in 5.4.3 |
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Organizes |
Object |
NetworkInterfaces |
Defined in 5.4.4 |
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Organizes |
Object |
Streams |
Defined in 5.4.5 |