BS EN IEC 61158-6-10:2019

What is BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 - Type 10 field bus specification about?  

BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 is part of the BS EN IEC 61158 series that has been created to facilitate the interconnection of automation system components. The Fieldbus Application Layer (FAL) provides user programs with a means to access the Fieldbus communication environment. In this respect, the FAL can be viewed as a “window between corresponding application programs.” BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 provides common elements for basic time-critical and non-time-critical messaging communications between application programs in an automation environment and material specific to Type 10 Fieldbus. The term “time-critical” is used to represent the presence of a time window, within which one or more specified actions are required to be completed with some defined level of certainty. Failure to complete specified actions within the time window risks failure of the applications requesting the actions, with attendant risk to equipment, plant, and possibly human life. 

BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 defines in an abstract way the externally visible behaviour provided by the Type 10 Fieldbus application layer in terms of: 

• The abstract syntax defining the application layer protocol data units conveyed between communicating application entities 
• The transfer syntax defining the application layer protocol data units conveyed between communicating application entities 
• The application context state machine defines the application service behaviour visible between communicating application entities 
• The application relationship states that machines define the communication behaviour between communicating application entities 

BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 defines the protocol provided to: 

• Define the wire representation of the service primitives defined in IEC 61158-5-10  
• Define the externally visible behaviour associated with their transfer 

BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 specifies the Type 10 Fieldbus application layer protocol, in conformance with the OSI Basic Reference Model (ISO/IEC 7498-1) and the OSI Application Layer Structure (ISO/IEC 9545). 

Who is BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 - Type 10 field bus specification for? 

BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 on Type 10 field bus specification  is useful for: 

• The IT industry / Software programmers   
• Internet engineering task forces 
• Internet service providers 
• Telecommunication companies 
• The automation industry  
• Networking sectors  

Why should you use BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 - Fieldbus specification type 10?  

BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 was produced to facilitate the interconnection of automation system components. BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 is related to other standards in the set as defined by the “three-layer” Fieldbus reference model described in IEC 61158-1. The application protocol provides the application service by making use of the services available from the data link or other immediately lower layer. BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 provides a set of rules for communication expressed in terms of the procedures to be carried out by peer application entities (AEs) at the time of communication. These rules for communication are intended to provide a sound basis for development to serve a variety of purposes: 

• As a guide for implementers and designers 
• For use in the testing and procurement of equipment 
• As part of an agreement for the admittance of systems into the open systems environment 
• As a refinement to the understanding of time-critical communications within OSI 

BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 is concerned with the communication and interworking of sensors, effectors, and other automation devices. Use BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 with other standards positioned within the OSI or Fieldbus reference models, otherwise incompatible systems may work together in any combination. BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 specifies the syntax and behaviour of the application layer protocol that conveys the application layer services defined in IEC 61158-5-10. BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 provides migration paths from previously-existing industrial communications protocols. This latter objective gives rise to the diversity of protocols standardized in IEC 61158-6. Using BS EN IEC 61158-6-10 guidelines, you are in a position to facilitate communication between applications, and accelerate productivity.  

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN IEC 61158-6-10:2019 is identical to IEC 61158‑6‑10:2019. BS EN IEC 61158-6-10:2019 supersedes BS EN 61158‑6‑10:2014. The technical changes as compared to the first edition published in 2014 are: 

• Integration of system redundancy basic functionality
• Integration of dynamic reconfiguration basic functionality 
• Integration of reporting system basic functionality 
• Integration of asset management basic functionality 
• Integration of media redundancy ring interconnection basic functionality