Communication system and method for applying security for a time sensitive network
View Patent ↗A method includes identifying power connections between plural components of a time sensitive network (TSN) that are interconnected via a predetermined connection plan. The method also includes determining a topology of the components of the TSN based on the power connections. Also, the method includes scheduling flows for the TSN based on the topology determined based on the power connections.
1. A method comprising:
identifying power connections between plural components of a time sensitive network (TSN) that are interconnected via a predetermined connection plan;
determining a topology of the components of the TSN based on the power connections; and
scheduling flows for the TSN based on the topology determined based on the power connections, wherein scheduling the flows comprises assigning a security level to at least some of the flows based on the corresponding power connections.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning a higher security level to at least one flow based on a relatively higher amount of power associated with the at least one flow.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning a higher security level to at least one flow based on a relatively lower amount of stability associated with the at least one flow.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning a higher security level to at least one flow based on a relatively higher vulnerability associated with the at least one flow.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the topology comprises developing an adjacency matrix describing at least a portion of the topology.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one adjacency matrix comprises weighted indicators corresponding to a delay in a corresponding connection between two components of the TSN.
7. A scheduler configured for use with a time sensitive network (TSN), the scheduler comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
identify power connections between plural components of the TSN that are interconnected via a predetermined connection plan;
determine a topology of the components of the TSN based on the power connections; and
schedule flows for the TSN based on the topology determined based on the power connections, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to assign a security level to at least some of the flows based on the corresponding power connections.
8. The scheduler of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to assign a higher security level to at least one flow based on a relatively higher amount of power associated with the at least one flow.
9. The scheduler of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to assign a higher security level to at least one flow based on a relatively lower amount of stability associated with the at least one flow.
10. The scheduler of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to assign a higher security level to at least one flow based on a relatively higher vulnerability associated with the at least one flow.
11. The scheduler of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine the topology by developing an adjacency matrix describing at least a portion of the topology.
12. The scheduler of claim 11 , wherein the adjacency matrix comprises weighted indicators corresponding to a delay in a corresponding connection between two components of the TSN.
13. A system comprising:
a time sensitive network (TSN) comprising plural components that are interconnected via a predetermined connection plan;
a scheduler configured for use with the TSN, the scheduler including one or more processors configured to:
identify power connections between the plural components of the TSN that are interconnected via the predetermined connection plan;
determine a topology of the components of the TSN based on the power connections; and
schedule flows for the TSN based on the topology determined based on the power connections, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to assign a security level to at least some of the flows based on the corresponding power connections; and a
communication network coupling the scheduler and TSN.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to assign a higher security level to at least one flow based on a relatively higher amount of power associated with the at least one flow.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to assign a higher security level to at least one flow based on a relatively lower amount of stability associated with the at least one flow.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to assign a higher security level to at least one flow based on a relatively higher vulnerability associated with the at least one flow.
17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine the topology by developing an adjacency matrix describing at least a portion of the topology.