TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - nicht begutachtet (unreviewed)
A1  - Kehret, Oliver
A1  - Schappacher, Manuel
A1  - Sikora, Axel
T1  - A Network Emulation Testbed for Complex Topologies of Wired M-Bus According to EN13757
T2  - Journal of Communications
N2  - The M-Bus protocol (EN13757) is in widespread use for metering applications within home area and neighborhood area networks, but lacks a strict specification. This may lead to incompatibilities in real-life installations and to problems in the deployment of new M-Bus networks. This paper presents the development of a novel testbed to emulate physical Metering Bus (M-Bus) networks with different topologies and to allow the flexible verification of real M-Bus devices in real-world scenarios. The testbed is designed to support device manufacturers and service technicians in test and analysis of their devices within a specific network before their installation. The testbed is fully programmable, allowing flexible changes of network topologies, cable lengths and types. Itis easy to use, as only the master and the slaves devices have to be physically connected. This allows to autonomously perform multiple tests, including automated regression tests. The testbed is available to other researchers and developers. We invite companies and research institutions to use this M-Bus testbed to increase the common knowledge and real-world experience.
KW  - Eingebettetes System
Y1  - 2016
SN  - 1796-2021
SS  - 1796-2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.12720/jcm.11.9.819-826
DO  - https://doi.org/10.12720/jcm.11.9.819-826
VL  - 11
IS  - 9
SP  - 819
EP  - 826
ER  -