Enabling the Deep Convergence of Information Technologies (IT) and Operational Technologies (OT)

FOG COMPUTING:KEYSTONE OF INDUSTRIAL IoT

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fogNodeTM

A fogNode is a scalable, modular, computing, storage, and networking platform that enables equipment consolidation, application hosting, intelligent processing, and secure distribution of data at the edge where data is actively created. It is a uniquely differentiated solution for deploying data center-like functions combined with real-time and safety features.

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fogOSTM

The fogOS, is the core of Nebbiolo’s fog/edge computing solution. The fogOS is the software stack that enables a rich set of functions on the compute fogLetTM within a fogNode or on third party hardware. The fogOS enables the modern lifecycle management of fog applications co- existing over a variety of Operating Systems.

fogSMTM

The fogSM, is the centralized controller of Nebbiolo’s fog/edge computing solution. It offers centralized management of the machines, devices, and applications deployed on fogNodes running Nebbiolo’s fogOS software. It hosts a modern fog Application Store, the fogStore. The fogSM can be deployed in the cloud, on-premises, or even on a fogNode.

Nebbiolo Technologies™: The Fog Computing Platform for IIoT Solutions

Fog Computing, also known as Edge Computing, brings to the Industrial floor scalable computing, resource virtualization supporting both real-time and non-real-time computing, field bus networking with Time Sensitive Networking (TSN), modern application management and data interoperability middleware. Fog Computing empowers the edge with IT-class storage, analytics, advanced networking, and security.

Revolutionizing Industries by Converging IT and OT Technologies

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A Fog-based Infrastructure as a Solution to Current Challenges A distributed hierarchy of networked fogNodes, powered by fogOS and centrally managed by fogSM, addresses many of the current Industrial Automation challenges. It virtualizes and converges hardware and software; and it provides centralized software lifecycle management and distributed applications. It supports modern software-defined networking and TSN, distributed security, software SDK/APIs, IT-like data management, and opens the path to the future of Industrial Control. A Fog-based architecture makes it possible to implement a modern Industrial Infrastructure progressively, with minimal disruption, and as a beneficial complement to today’s deployed systems.

Current Challenges Today’s industrial automation is characterized by an aging, fragmented, hardware infrastructure built around PLCs, Industrial PCs, Industrial switches, routers and firewalls. All these devices are dedicated, isolated, manually managed, not secure, and have weak interoperability. The software environments are widely based on older operating systems and have non-homogeneous, proprietary, real-time programming environments. All of this is far from the dynamic, automated, open-source driven environments typical of IT and Cloud deployments. The goal is to modernize these infrastructures progressively without rewriting all the deployed applications.

Use Case: Modernizing Industrial Automation with a Fog-based Approach

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Other Verticals

Security

Multi-level, in-depth defense for IT/OT bridging and OT/OT separation with granular network, virtual machine, and container-based segmentation. Hardware root-of-trust and encryption of data at rest and in motion.

Sensor-rich Converged Control

Real-time local optimization and orchestrated control based on complex analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital twins.

Local Analytics

Advanced data management, with optional local data analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital twin hosting.

Modern Management

Centrally managed, secure, modern, software deployment in a virtualized environment, with non-service impacting upgrades, and device management.

Advanced Networking

Advanced connectivity with wired, wireless, and deterministic (TSN) connectivity, as well as modern, application-aware, and software-defined networking.

Consolidation of Equipment & Functions

Virtualization-based convergence of multiple industrial floor functions, today hosted in different, poorly communicating, poorly managed, unsecured subsystems, and control points.

Benefits of Fog Computing Infrastructure for Industrial Automation