A platform-independent communication framework for the simplified development of shop-floor applications as microservice components

Strljic, Matthias Milan; Korb, Tobias; Tasci, Timur; Tinsel, Erik-Felix; Pawlowicz, Daniel; Riedel, Oliver; Lechler, Armin

doi:10.1109/amcon.2018.8615044

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“…With the exception of Industrial Control, Scalability is exploited across all scopes of action. In particular, researchers have addressed the compelling need of handling the increasing amount of data produced in the factory by proposing scalable communication frameworks [3,15,56,59] and scalable data management facilities [18,66]. Finally, a handful of works have called upon microservices motivated by the fact that this paradigm enables agile approaches to the development, deployment and maintenance of software components [19,35,37,52].…”

Section: Final Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Survey on the Use of Lightweight Virtualization in I4.0 Manufacturing Environments

Modica

2023

J Netw Syst Manage

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Over the past decade, in the industrial sector we have witnessed the rise of a revolutionary movement, known as Industry 4.0, that promotes the digital transformation as the key to increase the competitiveness of manufacturing factories. Among the many technologies recognized as “drivers” of such revolutionary transition, microservices stand out as a software development paradigm capable of bringing several benefits to the manufacturing process. Whilst the literature offers many examples of initiatives exploiting microservices in digitally-advanced sectors (e.g., finance, telecommunication, retailing), its potential in the industrial manufacturing is yet to be fully unleashed. We conducted an extensive literature survey in the twofold aim of bringing to the reader’s attention the many benefits that the microservices paradigm may offer in industrial manufacturing settings, and drawing a picture of how light virtualization techniques are actually being exploited to achieve Industry 4.0 digitization goals. In this paper, we propose a structured analysis of the collected literature proposals which combines the benefits sought by authors when approaching to the microservices techniques and the specific scope of application of proposals. We conclude the paper highlighting the research aspects that have not been sufficiently explored in the literature and that would deserve further attention in the near future.

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Section: Final Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Survey on the Use of Lightweight Virtualization in I4.0 Manufacturing Environments

Modica

2023

J Netw Syst Manage

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“…The basic principle to a smart factory or a smart production is the integration of the production facilities, both software and hardware, like Information Systems and machines. Strljic et al (2018) point that the communication and integration of software components are essential to establish a reconfigurable production system or facilitate functionalities in the Industry 4.0 context. To achieve this, communication standards, like OPC UA, are crucial for data exchange.…”

Section: Communication and Integrationmentioning

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Management and Production Engineering Review

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GONCALVES,

SILVA

2022

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The manufacturing industry has been reshaping its operations using digital technologies for a smart production towards a more customized demand. Nevertheless, the flexibility to attend the production plan changes in real time is still challenging. Although the Internet of Services (IoS) has been addressed as a key element for Industry 4.0, there is still a lack of clarity about the IoS contribution for advanced manufacturing. Through a case study, the paper aims to validate the adherence of a theoretical model named Service-Oriented Manufacturing Architecture (SOMA) in two manufacturing companies that have been already engaged in Industry 4.0. As main results, it was concluded that IoS could suit in one case of Industry 4.0 flexible production process but not in a mass production one. Considering the scarcity of research that exemplifies the IoS contribution, the present paper brings an important assessment on a real manufacturing scenario.

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“…The findings include cryptographic protocols such as Diffie-Hellman and TLS; protocols for secure communication, such as gRPC and WS-Security; communication and message protocols such as RESTful, RabbitMQ, AMQP, ZeroMQ, Google Protobuf serializer, OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA), Extendable Machine Connector (XSC), Pasty Protocol; and, Pastry or Scribe, as protocols for the discovery of services. In addition, we found six articles that discuss protocols and API construction patterns for the communication of systems, entities, and processes in a microservices architecture: [27], [31], [32], [33], [34] and [35].…”

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Confidentiality and Integrity Mechanisms for Microservices Communication

Leines-Vite¹,

Arriaga²,

Limón³

2021

Computer Science and Information Technology Trends

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The microservices architecture tries to deal with the challenges posed by distributed systems, such as scalability, availability, and system deployment; by means of highly cohesive, heterogeneous, and independent microservices. However, this architecture also brings new security challenges related to communication, system design, development, and operation. The literature contains spread information regarding security related solutions for microservicesbased systems, but this spread makes difficult for practitioners to adopt novel security related solutions. In this study, we aim to present a catalogue of security solutions based on algorithms, protocols, standards, or implementations; supporting principles or characteristics of information security, also considering the three possible states of data, according to the McCumber Cube. Our research follows a Systematic Literature Review, synthesizing the results with a meta-aggregation process. We identified a total of 30 primary studies, yielding 71 security solutions for the communication of microservices.

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A platform-independent communication framework for the simplified development of shop-floor applications as microservice components

Cited by 4 publications

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A Survey on the Use of Lightweight Virtualization in I4.0 Manufacturing Environments

A Survey on the Use of Lightweight Virtualization in I4.0 Manufacturing Environments

Management and Production Engineering Review

Confidentiality and Integrity Mechanisms for Microservices Communication

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