US 12,379,714 B2
Network monitoring system for operational technology devices
Chirag L. Malkan, Brookfield, WI (US); Yutao Wang, Brookfield, WI (US); Lee A. Lane, Medford, MA (US); Eric A. Norrod, Franklin, NC (US); and Jack M. Visoky, Cleveland, OH (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed by Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/855,461.
Prior Publication US 2024/0004372 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. G05B 19/418 (2006.01)
CPC G05B 19/4183 (2013.01) [G05B 19/4185 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An industrial automation system, comprising:
an operational technology (OT) industrial automation device configured to perform a first operation for the industrial automation system, wherein the OT industrial automation device is configured to receive a first set of data comprising a first set of instructions related to the first operation; and
a monitoring device configured to:
identify the first set of data;
identify the OT industrial automation device based on the first set of data;
retrieve one or more rules for providing communications to the OT industrial automation device in response to identifying the OT industrial automation device;
forward the first set of data to the OT industrial automation device in response to determining that the one or more rules correspond to the first set of data being forwarded to the OT industrial automation device; and
prevent the first set data from being forwarded to the OT industrial automation device in response to determining that the one or more rules correspond to the first set of data being incompatible with the OT industrial automation device; and
send a notification to a mobile device communicatively coupled to the monitoring device in response to determining that the one or more rules correspond to the first set of data being incompatible with the OT industrial automation device.