BS EN 61158-6-23:2014

What is BS EN 61158-6-23 - Application layer protocol specification - Type 23 elements about?

BS EN 61158-6-23 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 61158-6-23 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 23 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 61158-6-23 defines in an abstract way the externally visible behaviour provided by the Type 23 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 defining the application service behavior visible between communicating application entities
• The application relationship state machines defining the communication behavior visible between communicating application entities

BS EN 61158-6-23 defines the protocol provided to:

• Define the wire-representation of the service primitives defined in IEC 61158-5-23
• Define the externally visible behavior associated with their transfer

BS EN 61158-6-23 specifies the protocol of the IEC fieldbus Application Layer, in conformance with the OSI Basic Reference Model (ISO/IEC 7498) and the OSI Application Layer Structure (ISO/IEC 9545).

Who is BS EN 61158-6-23 - Application layer protocol specification - Type 23 elements for?

BS EN 61158-6-23 on application layer protocol specification - type 23 elements 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 61158-6-23 - Application layer protocol specification - Type 23 elements?

BS EN 61158-6-23 was produced to facilitate the interconnection of automation system components. BS EN 61158-6-23 is related to other standards in the set as defined by the “three-layer” fieldbus reference model described in IEC 61158-1:2014. BS EN 61158-6-23 provides the application service by making use of the services available from the data link or other immediately lower layer. BS EN 61158-6-23 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 in order to serve a variety of purposes:

• As a guide for implementors 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 61158-6-23 is concerned, in particular, with the communication and interworking of sensors, effectors, and other automation devices. Use BS EN 61158-6-23 with other standards

positioned within the OSI or fieldbus reference models, otherwise incompatible systems may

work together in any combination. This latter objective gives rise to the diversity of protocols standardized in IEC 61158-6. Using BS EN 61158-6-23 guidelines, you are in a position to facilitate communication between applications and accelerate productivity.