Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, a network node is configured to communicate with at least one core entity in a core network and at least one automated device. The network node includes at least one of an air interface and one of a wired interface and wireless interface, and processing circuitry configured to: bypass transmission, at open system interconnection, OSI, layer 2, of controller data packets to the at least one core entity, the controller packets configured to at least in part control an automated device; and cause transmission of the controller data packets to the automated device using one of the air interface and one of the wired interface and wireless interface.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system including at least one access node configured to wirelessly transmit and receive signals to and from industrial devices within at least two cells of a cellular communications network deployed within a manufacturing facility; and a computer system. The computer system includes an interface connected to transmit and receive signals to and from the access node; and processing circuitry configured to: define a manufacturing process instance, MPI, identifying manufacturing operations necessary to perform a predetermined manufacturing process; allocate one of more of the industrial devices to the MPI, each allocated industrial device configured to perform at least one of the identified manufacturing operations; and implement an Controller configured to control each of the industrial devices allocated to the MPI to cooperatively perform the predetermined manufacturing process.

Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method for managing the synchronization of data in a management database on a network node, the method including receiving an update request including one or more requested variables and an update tracking value, wherein each requested variable includes a requested variable identifier; determining a set of updated variables, wherein each updated variable includes an update indicator greater than the update tracking value, an updated variable identifier indicating at least one of the requested variables, and an updated variable value; and sending an update response including for each of the set of updated variables, the updated variable identifier and the updated variable value.

Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method for synchronizing data in a management database on a network node, the method carried out by an agent on the network, the method including storing an index associated with a relevant variable and a list of at least one indices associated with at least one dependency variables associated with the relevant variable; detecting a status change in the relevant variable; constructing an update notification including status information for the relevant variable and each of the at least one dependency variables; and sending the update notification.