Abstract: A communications subscriber (P) which is suitable as an interface between a network (N) and a field bus (BU) and has software objects (A?, B?) for representing appliances (A, B) which can be connected via the field bus, which software objects can be addressed, like the appliances (A, B) themselves, via the network (N), so that appliances having only field bus access can also be transparently incorporated into “high performance” networks.

Abstract: A method for spreading a computer data structure to nodes of a network is provided. The computer data structure has at least one interface for the interaction with the nodes of the network and useful data. After integrating the computer data structure into a first node, the useful data is installed on the first node of the network via the interface. The first node then detects at least one second node of the network. The computer data structure is then transmitted from the first node to the at least one second node. The useful data is then installed on the at least one second node via the interface. The above-mentioned steps carried out for the second node are repeated for a third, fourth etc. node; the third, fourth etc. node correspond to the second node, and the second node corresponds to the first node.

Abstract: A system and a method for transmitting data between a local data processing system and a remote data processing system through an asynchronous transmission channel. To ensure synchronization between a local and a remote data processing device, it is proposed that when a first program of the local data processing device sends a call, such as a RPC (Remote Procedure Call) to a second program of the remote data processing device, at least one predefinable parameter of the data to be transmitted is stored in the local data processing device. When the remote data processing device sends a response to the local data processing device, the predefinable parameter is provided to identify and/or synchronize the response in the first program.

Abstract: A system and a method for transmitting data between a local data processing system and a remote data processing system through an asynchronous transmission channel. To ensure synchronization between a local and a remote data processing device, it is proposed that when a first program of the local data processing device sends a call, such as a RPC (Remote Procedure Call) to a second program of the remote data processing device, at least one predefinable parameter of the data to be transmitted is stored in the local data processing device. When the remote data processing device sends a response to the local data processing device, the predefinable parameter is provided to identify and/or synchronize the response in the first program.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for remote maintenance and/or diagnosis of an automation system (2), which is provided with an electronic firewall (12). To access the automation system, for instance via the Internet from any computer connected to the Internet, it is proposed to transmit an e-mail message (16) to the automation system via a data transmission system (18) with a first transmit/receive device (3) which is disposed at the location of a remote user (1). To this end, an instruction (8) to be executed at the location of the automation system is packaged by an instruction encoder in the e-mail message to be transmitted. At the location of the automation system, a second transmit/receive device (5) is provided to receive the e-mail message sent by the remote user (1). The second transmit/receive device has an instruction decoder (11) to automatically identify the instruction in the e-mail message and forward the instruction to the application (6) for which the instruction is intended.