Network validation and monitoring

Siemens Industry Services offers network validation and network monitoring services based on reaction-free hardware and the corresponding software for validation, continuous monitoring and diagnosis of the network status.

Network validation

Validation ensures the operational reliability of the fieldbus systems by checking all of the relevant parameters in great detail. Siemens Industry Services offers a service for testing plant networks for compliance with network standards and for increasing the availability and reliability of the plant through regular validation. This is done on site, after setting up the plant on the end customer's premises. On request, also in close collaboration with the OEM.

Scope of services:

• Creation of an overview of networks and components
• Checking the components used and the engineering against the specifications of the PI, requirement specification and customer references
• Visual and mechanical checks on the hardware
• Checking the physical network structure
• PROFINET compatibility of the network structure (offline and online)
• Checking the data communication (failures, cycle times, CRC errors, etc.)
• PROFIsafe compatibility (optional)
• Measurements of the PROFINET copper / FOC (optional) cabling
• Checking the MRP functionality (Media Redundancy Protocol)
• Report complete with the optimization potential discovered for the network under investigation

Network monitoring

Network monitoring with bus analyzer

Siemens Industry Services offers you the bus analyzer agent analysis hardware for your existing network. Using the associated software, you can monitor your system at the message frame level, scan data in real time and integrate it into pre-existing software. In order to allow the administration and data analysis of several agents distributed throughout the network, the "Network Service Station" platform solution is additionally available. This allows you to clearly process your data, output alarms in the event of errors, and integrate them into your process visualization system (e.g. WinCC, PCS 7). The integrated, fully programmable Reporting function guarantees that a summary of the key parameters is presented to you in a clear form. An open and scalable module system allows individual adaptation of the service station to all network sizes and topological forms. If necessary, Siemens Industry Service experts will support you in assembling the right combination for you, and in designing your own reports and the analysis of error messages.

Scope of services:

• Monitoring of PROFINET (status,
• events, cycle time, jitter, sporadic errors, etc.)
• Monitoring of Industrial Ethernet (port status, load, etc.)
• Data acquisition in real time with the bus analyzer agent (hardware)
• Network diagnostics in real time
• Network monitoring
• Backup and restoring of switch configurations
• Firmware update for selected network components
• WinCC / PCS 7 integration
• Reporting
• Remote access and support (optional extra, on request)
• Implementation and installation support (optional extra, on request)