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Distributed systems have proliferated in informatic applications during the last few years. Reasons for distribution are various, and come from different fields, such as: user requirements; technology; and market evolution itself.
The introduction of computers in office/factory floors is many often bottom-up. When the time comes to bridge the gap towards integration, the situation is sometimes chaotic, with a number of proprietary solutions, de-facto standards and customised protocols at stake. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the motivations, design of, and real-life experience with, a distributed industrial information system platform, integrating the whole information flow of industrial facilities.
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Veríssimo, P., Melro, S., Casimiro, A., Silva, L. (1996). Distributed Industrial Information Systems: Design and Experience. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Afsarmanesh, H. (eds) Balanced Automation Systems II. BASYS 1996. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35065-3_17
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