EN IEC 62541-4:2020

OPC Unified Architecture - Part 4: Services

IEC 62541-4:2020 is available as IEC 62541-4:2020 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.IEC 62541-4:2020 defines the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) Services. The Services defined are the collection of abstract Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) that are implemented by OPC UA Servers and called by OPC UA Clients. All interactions between OPC UA Clients and Servers occur via these Services. The defined Services are considered abstract because no particular RPC mechanism for implementation is defined in this document. IEC 62541-6 specifies one or more concrete mappings supported for implementation. For example, one mapping in IEC 62541-6 is to XML Web Services. In that case the Services described in this document appear as the Web service methods in the WSDL contract. Not all OPC UA Servers will need to implement all of the defined Services. IEC 62541-7 defines the Profiles that dictate which Services need to be implemented in order to be compliant with a particular Profile This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2015. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: a) Added ability to resend all data of monitored items in a Subscription using the ResendData Method. b) Added support for durable Subscriptions (lifetime of hours or days). c) Added Register2 and FindServersOnNetwork Services to support network-wide discovery using capability filters. d) Removed definition of software certificates. Will be defined in a future edition. e) Extended and partially revised the redundancy definition. Added sub-range definitions for ServiceLevel and added more terms for redundancy. f) Added a section on how to use Authorization Services to request user access tokens. g) Added JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) as a new user token. h) Added the concept of session-less service invocation. i) Added a generic structure that allows passing any number of attributes to the AddNodes Service. j) Added requirement to protect against user identity token attacks. k) Added new EncryptedSecret format for user identity tokens.

OPC Unified Architecture – Teil 4: Dienste

Architecture Unifiée OPC - Partie 4: Services

IEC 62541-4:2020 est disponible sous forme de IEC 62541-4:2020 RLV qui contient la Norme internationale et sa version Redline, illustrant les modifications du contenu technique depuis l'édition précédente.L'IEC 62541-4:2020 définit le modèle de communication Services de l'architecture unifiée OPC (OPC UA). Les Services définis sont le recueil d'appels de procédures abstraites distantes (RPC, Remote Procedure Call) qui sont mises en œuvre par les Serveurs OPC UA et qui sont appelées par les Clients OPC UA. Toutes les interactions entre Clients et Serveurs OPC UA ont lieu via ces Services. Les Services définis sont dits abstraits, car aucun mécanisme RPC particulier n'est spécifié dans le présent document pour leur mise en œuvre. L'IEC 62541-6 spécifie un ou plusieurs mécanismes concrets de mapping pour la mise en œuvre. Par exemple, dans l'IEC 62541-6, l'un des mécanismes de mapping repose sur l'utilisation des Services Web XML. Dans ce cas, les Services décrits dans le présent document apparaissent comme les méthodes de services Web dans le contrat WSDL. Il n'est pas nécessaire que l'ensemble des Serveurs OPC UA mettent en œuvre toutes les correspondances avec les messages et les protocoles de transport. L'IEC 62541-7 définit les Profils qui dictent les Services qu'il est nécessaire de mettre en œuvre afin d'être conforme à un Profil particulier. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2015. Cette édition constitue une révision technique. Cette édition inclut les modifications techniques majeures suivantes par rapport à l'édition précédente: a) ajout de la capacité à renvoyer toutes les données des éléments surveillés dans un abonnement à l'aide de la méthode ResendData; b) ajout de la prise en charge pour les abonnements durables (durée de vie en heures ou en jours); c) ajout des services Register2 et FindServersOnNetwork pour prendre en charge le mécanisme de découverte sur l'ensemble du réseau à l'aide de filtres de capacités; d) suppression de la définition des certificats de logiciel (seront définis dans une édition ultérieure); e) enrichissement et révision partielle de la définition de la redondance; ajout de définitions des sous plages pour ServiceLevel et ajout de termes supplémentaires pour la redondance; f) ajout d'un paragraphe expliquant comment utiliser les Services d'autorisation pour demander des jetons d'accès utilisateur; g) ajout des jetons JSON Web (JWT) comme nouveau jeton d'utilisateur; h) ajout du concept d'invocation de service sans session; i) ajout d'une structure générique permettant de transmettre n'importe quel nombre d'attributs dans le service AddNotes; j) ajout d'une exigence relative à la protection contre les attaques de jeton d'identité utilisateur; k) ajout du nouveau format EncryptedSecret pour les jetons d'identité utilisateur.

Enotna arhitektura OPC - 4. del: Storitve (IEC 62541-4:2020)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 17-Sep-2020
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 35.100 - Open systems interconnection (OSI)
• ICS: 35.100.05 - Multilayer applications
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 65X - Industrial-process measurement, control and automation
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 65E - IEC_SC_65E
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 18-Sep-2020
• Completion Date: 18-Sep-2020
• Mandate: M/490 - Standardisation mandate to the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) to support European Smart Grid deployment
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 62541-4:2020 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 4: Services (IEC 62541-4:2020)

Relations

• Replaces: EN 62541-4:2015 - OPC unified architecture - Part 4: Services
• Effective Date: 22-Sep-2020
• Revised: prEN IEC 62541-4:2024 - OPC unified architecture - Part 4: Services
• Effective Date: 31-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 62541-4:2015
Enotna arhitektura OPC - 4. del: Storitve (IEC 62541-4:2020)
OPC Unified Architecture - Part 4: Services (IEC 62541-4:2020)
OPC Unified Architecture - Teil 4: Dienste (IEC 62541-4:2020)
Architecture Unifiée OPC - Partie 4: Services (IEC 62541-4:2020)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 62541-4:2020
ICS:
25.040.40 Merjenje in krmiljenje Industrial process
industrijskih postopkov measurement and control
35.240.50 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in industry
industriji
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 62541-4

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2020
ICS 35.100.05; 25.040.40 Supersedes EN 62541-4:2015 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
OPC Unified Architecture - Part 4: Services
(IEC 62541-4:2020)
Architecture Unifiée OPC - Partie 4: Services OPC Unified Architecture - Teil 4: Dienste
(IEC 62541-4:2020) (IEC 62541-4:2020)
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European foreword
The text of document 65E/716/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 62541-4, prepared by SC 65E "Devices
and integration in enterprise systems" of IEC/TC 65 "Industrial-process measurement, control and
automation" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2  Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC/TR 62541-1 - OPC unified architecture - Part 1: CLC/TR 62541-1 -
Overview and concepts
IEC/TR 62541-2 - OPC unified architecture - Part 2: CLC/TR 62541-2 -
Security model
IEC 62541-3 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 3: EN IEC 62541-3 -
Address Space Model
IEC 62541-5 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 5: EN IEC 62541-5 -
Information Model
IEC 62541-6 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 6: EN IEC 62541-6 -
Mappings
IEC 62541-7 - OPC unified architecture - Part 7: EN IEC 62541-7 -
Profiles
IEC 62541-8 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 8: EN IEC 62541-8 -
Data Access
IEC 62541-11 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 11: EN IEC 62541-11 -
Historical Access
IEC 62541-12 - OPC unified architecture - Part 12: EN IEC 62541-12 -
Discovery and global services
IEC 62541-13 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 13: EN IEC 62541-13 -
Aggregates
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 13
1 Scope . 15
2 Normative references . 15
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms and conventions . 16
3.1 Terms and definitions . 16
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 17
3.3 Conventions for Service definitions . 17
4 Overview . 19
4.1 Service Set model . 19
4.2 Request/response Service procedures . 22
5 Service Sets . 22
5.1 General . 22
5.2 Service request and response header . 23
5.3 Service results . 23
5.4 Discovery Service Set . 24
5.4.1 Overview . 24
5.4.2 FindServers . 26
5.4.3 FindServersOnNetwork . 27
5.4.4 GetEndpoints . 29
5.4.5 RegisterServer . 31
5.4.6 RegisterServer2 . 34
5.5 SecureChannel Service Set . 35
5.5.1 Overview . 35
5.5.2 OpenSecureChannel. 36
5.5.3 CloseSecureChannel . 40
5.6 Session Service Set . 41
5.6.1 Overview . 41
5.6.2 CreateSession . 41
5.6.3 ActivateSession . 46
5.6.4 CloseSession . 49
5.6.5 Cancel . 50
5.7 NodeManagement Service Set . 50
5.7.1 Overview . 50
5.7.2 AddNodes . 50
5.7.3 AddReferences . 52
5.7.4 DeleteNodes . 54
5.7.5 DeleteReferences . 56
5.8 View Service Set . 57
5.8.1 Overview . 57
5.8.2 Browse . 57
5.8.3 BrowseNext . 60
5.8.4 TranslateBrowsePathsToNodeIds . 62
5.8.5 RegisterNodes . 64
5.8.6 UnregisterNodes . 65
5.9 Query Service Set . 66
5.9.1 Overview . 66

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5.9.2 Querying Views . 66
5.9.3 QueryFirst . 67
5.9.4 QueryNext . 70
5.10 Attribute Service Set . 71
5.10.1 Overview . 71
5.10.2 Read . 72
5.10.3 HistoryRead . 73
5.10.4 Write. 76
5.10.5 HistoryUpdate . 79
5.11 Method Service Set . 81
5.11.1 Overview . 81
5.11.2 Call . 81
5.12 MonitoredItem Service Set . 84
5.12.1 MonitoredItem model . 84
5.12.2 CreateMonitoredItems . 89
5.12.3 ModifyMonitoredItems . 92
5.12.4 SetMonitoringMode . 94
5.12.5 SetTriggering . 95
5.12.6 DeleteMonitoredItems .
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