Design and Implementation of Industrial Real-Time Ethernet Redundant Network Based on Parallel Redundancy Protocol
Mingxu Gang, Bingjun Yan, Bo Hu · 2023
Industrial real-time Ethernet technology is widely used in modern industrial control systems due to its high communication rate and low application cost. However, in complex network environments, industrial real-time Ethernet may encounter data collisions, data loss, and other issues, which reduce the overall reliability of industrial control systems. To address these issues, a method for designing and implementing industrial real-time Ethernet redundancy networks based on parallel redundancy protocols is proposed. The method first analyzes the redundant data frame structure, dual-connected node (DANP) structure, and redundancy implementation principle of parallel redundancy protocols (PRP). Then, aiming at the standard redundancy discard algorithm principle and its shortcomings, an improved sliding window redundancy discard algorithm is proposed to adapt to complex network environments. Based on the discard algorithm, dual-connected redundancy nodes are designed and implemented. Finally, the dual-connected redundancy nodes are used as the core to construct industrial real-time Ethernet redundancy networks. The test results show that in a PRP-based industrial real-time Ethernet redundant network, when a single redundant network fails, the system can switch without delay, greatly improving the reliability of the industrial control system communication network