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12.3 The Essential <strong>Specification</strong> 379<br />

12.2.3 Prescribed Technology and Topology<br />

When the model we will present in this chapter was created, the technology and topology<br />

that had to be applied to implement the intelligence <strong>of</strong> the separate stations was not<br />

prescribed. Currently, the idea is to connect the different stations through a Controller<br />

Area Network (CAN) [CAN95]. The intelligence <strong>of</strong> the different stations can then be<br />

mapped onto separate CAN modules.<br />

12.3 The Essential <strong>Specification</strong><br />

12.3.1 Architecture Structure Diagram<br />

From the requirements described in the Section 12.2 it follows that neighbouring stations<br />

are connected by generic plug-and-play interfaces. Further each station is equipped<br />

with its own intelligent control. These considerations lead to a first topology <strong>of</strong> the<br />

architecture <strong>of</strong> the control system. In Figure 12.2 this topology is shown in the form <strong>of</strong><br />

an Architecture Structure Diagram. The diagram visualises the different controllers that<br />

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Figure 12.2: Architecture Structure Diagram <strong>of</strong> the Control System<br />

correspond to the stations as shown in Figure 12.1. The controllers are connected by<br />

point-to-point communication channels which are used for the exchange <strong>of</strong> information.<br />

Besides the topology <strong>of</strong> a line <strong>of</strong> physically separated stations that are connected by<br />

plug-and-play interfaces, Figure 12.2 reveals also structure elements that originate from<br />

a conceptual solution <strong>of</strong> the design problem. This solution concerns the creation <strong>of</strong> a<br />

flow <strong>of</strong> product information objects that is synchronous to the flow <strong>of</strong> corresponding<br />

physical mailing products. The conceptual solution is described in detail in the following<br />

subsections.<br />

Each controller manages the physical transport <strong>of</strong> product packets as well as the functions<br />

that operate on these packets. For this purpose the controllers communicate with

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