US 12,149,500 B2
Alias configuration management
Patrick Clay, Frisco, TX (US)
Assigned to YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/092,077.
Prior Publication US 2024/0223530 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 61/4541 (2022.01); H04L 67/1095 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/4541 (2022.05) [H04L 67/1095 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method implemented using one or more processors and comprising:
retrieving, from an alias server, a list of mappings between:
registered aliases of a plurality of data sources made accessible by a plurality of distributed control nodes (DCNs) of a process automation facility, and
connection strings usable to communicate with the plurality of DCNs and node identifiers (IDs) useable to exchange data with individual data sources made accessible by the plurality of DCNs;
using the list of mappings, interrogating the plurality of DCNs to determine locally registered aliases from the plurality of DCNs;
based on the locally registered aliases, generating an updated alias configuration file; and
comparing the updated alias configuration file with a previously utilized alias configuration file.