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PUBLICATIONS

Factory Equipment Network Testing Framework: Concept, Requirements, and Architecture

Published

Author(s)

James D. Gilsinn, Kang B. Lee, John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor, Yuyin Song

Abstract

This document describes the purpose, concept, requirements, and architecture for the Factory Equipment Network Testing (FENT) Framework and the software to test equipment on real-time factory networks. Other documents contain more detailed information about different aspects of the FENT Framework and software.
Citation
Technical Note (NIST TN) - 1755
Report Number
1755
NIST Pub Series
Technical Note (NIST TN)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1755

Keywords

Factory equipment, framework, network, performance, testing
Wireless (RF), Conformance testing, Networking, Software testing, Manufacturing and Metrology

Citation

Gilsinn, J. , Lee, K. , Michaloski, J. , Proctor, F. and Song, Y. (2012), Factory Equipment Network Testing Framework: Concept, Requirements, and Architecture, Technical Note (NIST TN), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.TN.1755 (Accessed October 24, 2025)

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Created September 17, 2012, Updated November 10, 2018
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