All Open Automation Software products run on a Distributed Network Architecture (DNA). This approach to data networking blows away typical cloud architectures.
Using DNA you can access data around the world with a standard PC and Internet connection at both client and server systems. You can host live data with a standard Internet connection from anywhere in the world for any number of data sources and clients.
What about typical cloud architectures?
With typical network cloud systems, data is pushed up to a server and then pulled back down by clients. Great for videos, pictures, music, documents, but not a good design for realtime data! If data does not reside at the source the data quality, freshness of data, accuracy of data, and speed of delivery is affected using this architecture.
Platform Components
Service Oriented Architecture further improves data reliability
Open Automation Software runs as a Service Oriented Architecture with innovative server to server and client to server communications. In this design there is no data loss on a network failure and the quality and freshness of data is guaranteed.
More Networking Features
For more information about networking with OAS product see our Networking page
OAS IoT Distributed Network Architecture
All Open Automation Software products have OAS IoT DNA built into the core communications. <ul”>
- Data is hosted right from the data source for best data accuracy.
- Lightweight protocol with compressed data packets.
- Secure transport utilizing encryption.
- Data resolution down to 100 nanoseconds.
- Data speed is extremely fast transferring multiple values in each packet.
- Easy setup and allows unlimited redirects to get to the data source.
No Data Loss On Network Failure
By hosting data directly from the data source there is no data loss on a network failure.
- All values are queued and delivered to each unique client on change.
- Delivery verification and watchdogs for both clients and servers.
- Data Logging and Alarm Logging with Store and Forward.
- Data Logging can push over 1,000,000 records per network call.
- Alarms are evaluated and processed at data source.
- Trend values are processed and cached at data source.
OAS Distributed Network Architecture beats typical Cloud Architectures
When it comes to networking your critical IoT typical cloud architectures are simply not up to the task. Only Open Automation Software’s Distributed Network Architecture allows you to host your own live data with no data loss on network failure.
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| Small Compressed Packet Size | |
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| Open TCP Transport WCF and/or REST |
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| High Speed Throughput < 50 ms | |
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| Verification of Delivery of Data Source to Destination |
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| Data Resolution of 100 Nanoseconds | |
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| Encrypted Secure Data Packets | |
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| Fastest Communication Possible No Database Required |
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| Unlimited Data Usage No Fees |
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A Complete Solution for All Networks
OAS has multiple network forwarding, redirect, and hosting solutions that can used in any combination together to send and receive data through any corporate network securely, with our without the Internet.
- Basic Networking with Static IP Address
- Live Data Cloud Networking with Dynamic IP Address at Data Source
- Network Forwarding for redirect path through any number of servers
- One Way Networking for transferring through communication diodes
Improve Existing Cloud Services
OAS networking can enhance the reliability an accuracy of your existing cloud network with the support to the following and thousands more.
- Amazon Web Services
- MQTT
- Windows Azure
- REST API
- .NET Data Connector
Basic Networking with Static IP Address
- Client applications communicate directly to up to 10,000 remote services that have a fixed IP Address or registered domain name.
- Live data is hosted directly on the Data Source Services, there is no data loss on network failure.
Live Data Cloud Networking with Dynamic IP Address
This free network feature turns any Windows laptop or server PC into a live data source with just a standard Internet connection. No VPN is required. Host live and historical data on your own local hardware.
- Client applications communicate through one or more Live Data Cloud services that have a fixed IP Address or registered domain name to up to 10,000 remote services.
- The data source services do not need to have a fixed IP Address, just be able to reach the Live Data Cloud Servers that do have fixed IP addresses.
- Live data is hosted directly on the Data Source Services, there is no data loss on network failure.
- The Live Data Cloud feature is free to use on any self hosted Windows OS.
Network Forwarding
This free network feature provides an unlimited number of redirects through corporate networks to provide direct access from client to data source.
- Client applications communicate through one or more Forwarding services that have a fixed IP Address or registered domain name to up to 10,000 remote services.
- The data source services do not need to have a fixed IP Address, just be able to reach the final Live Data Cloud Servers that do have fixed IP addresses.
- Live data is hosted directly on the Data Source Services, there is no data loss on network failure.
- The Network Forwarding feature is free to use on any self hosted Windows OS.
One Way Networking for Communication Diodes
The secure networking setup for critical data flows.
- Client applications to one or more services on the receiving side of the communication diode.
- The data source services do not need a static IP address. They broadcast all values from all tags at an adjustable rate to remote services that do have a fixed IP address.
- This network feature will use more bandwidth that the other network features as it has to transfer all values at all times.
- This feature is typically used by our nuclear power customers to transfer data one way to business applications.
