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(Main)Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 6-4: Application layer protocol specification - Type 4 elements (IEC 61158-6-4:2019)
Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 6-4: Application layer protocol specification - Type 4 elements (IEC 61158-6-4:2019)
This document provides common elements for basic time-critical and non-time-critical messaging communications between application programs in an automation environment and material specific to Type 4 fieldbus. The term “time-critical” is used to represent the presence of a time-window, within which one or more specified actions are required to be completed with some defined level of certainty. Failure to complete specified actions within the time window risks failure of the applications requesting the actions, with attendant risk to equipment, plant and possibly human life. This International Standard specifies interactions between remote applications and defines the externally visible behavior provided by the Type 4 fieldbus application layer in terms of a) the formal abstract syntax defining the application layer protocol data units conveyed between communicating application entities; b) the transfer syntax defining encoding rules that are applied to the application layer protocol data units; c) the application context state machine defining the application service behavior visible between communicating application entities; d) the application relationship state machines defining the communication behavior visible between communicating application entities. The purpose of this document is to define the protocol provided to 1) define the wire-representation of the service primitives defined in IEC 61158-5-4, and 2) define the externally visible behavior associated with their transfer. This document specifies the protocol of the Type 4 fieldbus application layer, in conformance with the OSI Basic Reference Model (ISO/IEC 7498-1) and the OSI application layer structure (ISO/IEC 9545).
Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze - Feldbusse - Teil 6-4: Protokollspezifikation des Application Layer (Anwendungsschicht) - Typ 4-Elemente (IEC 61158-6-4:2019)
Réseaux de communication industriels - Spécifications des bus de terrain - Partie 6-4: Spécification du protocole de la couche application - Eléments de type 4 (IEC 61158-6-4:2019)
l’IEC 61158-6-4:2019 fournit des éléments communs pour les communications à temps critique ou non entre des programmes d’application dans un environnement et avec un matériel d’automation spécifiques aux bus de terrain de type 4. Le terme "en temps critique" signale l'existence d'une fenêtre temporelle dans laquelle des actions spécifiées doivent être exécutées, avec un niveau de certitude défini. La non-réalisation des actions spécifiées dans la fenêtre temporelle induit un risque de défaillance des applications qui demandent ces actions, avec les risques relatifs à l'équipement, les installations et éventuellement la vie humaine.
La présente norme internationale spécifie les interactions entre les applications distantes et définit le comportement, visible par un observateur externe, assuré par la couche Application de bus de terrain de type 4, en termes
a) de syntaxe abstraite formelle définissant les unités de données de protocole de couche Application, acheminées entre les entités d'application en communication;
b) de syntaxe de transfert définissant les règles de codage qui s'appliquent aux unités de données de protocole de couche Application;
c) de diagramme d'états de contexte d'application définissant le comportement de service d'application observable entre les entités d'application en communication;
d) de diagrammes d'états de relations d'applications définissant le comportement de communication visible entre les entités d'application en communication.
Industrijska komunikacijska omrežja - Specifikacije za procesna vodila - 6-4. del: Specifikacija protokola na aplikacijski ravni - Elementi tipa 4 (IEC 61158-6-4:2019)
Ta dokument določa skupne elemente za osnovne časovno kritične in časovno nekritične sporočilne komunikacije med aplikacijami v avtomatizacijskem okolju ter materialu, specifičnem za procesna vodila tipa 4. Izraz »časovno kritičen« se uporablja za predstavitev prisotnosti časovnega okna, v okviru katerega se zahteva dokončanje enega ali več opredeljenih dejanj z določeno stopnjo gotovosti. Zaradi neuspešnega dokončanja opredeljenih dejanj v časovnem oknu je možna odpoved aplikacij, ki zahtevajo dejanja, pri čemer so ogroženi oprema, obrat in morda človeška življenja. Ta mednarodni standard opredeljuje interakcije med oddaljenimi aplikacijami in določa zunanje vidno vedenje, ki ga zagotavlja aplikacijski nivo procesnih vodil tipa 4 v zvezi s/z: a) formalno abstraktno sintakso, ki opredeljuje podatkovne enote protokola aplikacijskega nivoja, ki se prenašajo med aplikacijskimi osebki, ki komunicirajo, b) prenosno sintakso, ki opredeljuje pravila kodiranja, ki se uporabljajo za podatkovne enote protokola aplikacijskega nivoja, c) strojem stanj aplikacijskega konteksta, ki opredeljuje vedenje aplikacijskega opravila, vidnega med aplikacijskimi osebki, ki komunicirajo, in d) stroji stanj aplikacijskega razmerja, ki opredeljujejo komunikacijsko vedenje med aplikacijskimi osebki, ki komunicirajo. Namen tega dokumenta je opredeliti protokol za: 1) določitev prikaza primitivov opravil iz standarda IEC 61158-5-4 in 2) določitev zunanje vidnega vedenja, povezanega z njihovim prenosom. Ta dokument določa protokol aplikacijskega nivoja procesnih vodil tipa 4 v skladu z osnovnim referenčnim modelom OSI (ISO/IEC 7498-1) in strukturo aplikacijskega nivoja OSI (ISO/IEC 9545).
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 61158-6-4:2019
01-november-2019
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61158-6-4:2015
Industrijska komunikacijska omrežja - Specifikacije za procesna vodila - 6-4. del:
Specifikacija protokola na aplikacijski ravni - Elementi tipa 4 (IEC 61158-6-4:2019)
Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications - Part 6-4: Application layer
protocol specification - Type 4 elements (IEC 61158-6-4:2019)
Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze - Feldbusse - Teil 6-4: Protokollspezifikation des
Application Layer (Anwendungsschicht) - Typ 4-Elemente (IEC 61158-6-4:2019)
Réseaux de communication industriels - Spécifications des bus de terrain - Partie 6-4:
Spécification du protocole de la couche application - Eléments de type 4 (IEC 61158-6-
4:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61158-6-4:2019
ICS:
25.040.40 Merjenje in krmiljenje Industrial process
industrijskih postopkov measurement and control
35.100.70 Uporabniški sloj Application layer
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
SIST EN IEC 61158-6-4:2019 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61158-6-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2019
ICS 25.040.40; 35.100.70; 35.110 Supersedes EN 61158-6-4:2014 and all of its
amendments and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Industrial communication networks - Fieldbus specifications -
Part 6-4: Application layer protocol specification - Type 4
elements
(IEC 61158-6-4:2019)
Réseaux de communication industriels - Spécifications des Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze - Feldbusse - Teil 6-4:
bus de terrain - Partie 6-4: Spécification du protocole de la Protokollspezifikation des Application Layer
couche application - Eléments de type 4 (Anwendungsschicht) - Typ 4-Elemente
(IEC 61158-6-4:2019) (IEC 61158-6-4:2019)
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European foreword
The text of document 65C/948/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61158-6-4, prepared by SC 65C
"Industrial networks" of IEC/TC 65 "Industrial-process measurement, control and automation" was
submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN IEC 61158-6-4:2019.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2020-04-25
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2022-07-25
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 61158-6-4:2014 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61158-6-4:2019 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards
indicated:
IEC 61158-1:2019 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 61158-1:2019 (not modified)
IEC 61158-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61158-2
IEC 61158-4-4:2019 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 61158-4-4:2019 (not modified)
IEC 61784-1:2019 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 61784-1:2019 (not modified)
IEC 61784-2:2019 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 61784-2:2019 (not modified)
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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 61158-3-4 2019 Industrial communication networks - EN IEC 61158-3-4 2019
Fieldbus specifications - Part 3-4: Data-link
layer service definition - Type 4 elements
IEC 61158-5-4 2019 Industrial communication networks - EN IEC 61158-5-4 2019
Fieldbus specifications - Part 5-4:
Application layer service definition - Type 4
elements
ISO/IEC 7498-1 - Information technology - Open Systems - -
Interconnection - Basic reference model:
The basic model
ISO/IEC 8822 - Information technology - Open Systems - -
Interconnection - Presentation service
definition
ISO/IEC 8824-1 - Information technology - Abstract Syntax - -
Notation One (ASN.1): Specification of
basic notation
ISO/IEC 9545 - Information technology - Open Systems - -
Interconnection - Application layer
structure
ISO/IEC 9797-1 - Information technology - Security - -
techniques - Message Authentication
Codes (MACs) – Part 1: Mechanisms using
a block cipher
ISO/IEC 10731 - Information technology - Open Systems - -
Interconnection - Basic Reference Model -
Conventions for the definition of OSI
services
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
1.1 General . 8
1.2 Specifications . 8
1.3 Conformance . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms, definitions, symbols, abbreviations and conventions . 9
3.1 Referenced terms and definitions . 10
3.1.1 ISO/IEC 7498-1 terms . 10
3.1.2 ISO/IEC 8822 terms . 10
3.1.3 ISO/IEC 9545 terms . 10
3.1.4 ISO/IEC 8824-1 terms . 10
3.1.5 Fieldbus data-link layer terms . 10
3.2 Abbreviations and symbols . 11
3.3 Conventions . 11
3.3.1 General concept . 11
3.3.2 Conventions for state machines for Type 4 . 12
4 FAL syntax description . 13
4.1 FAL-AR PDU abstract syntax . 13
4.1.1 General . 13
4.1.2 Abstract syntax of APDU header . 13
4.1.3 Abstract syntax of APDU body . 14
4.2 Data types . 16
5 Transfer syntaxes . 16
5.1 APDU encoding . 16
5.1.1 APDU Header encoding . 16
5.1.2 APDU body encoding . 18
5.2 Variable object encoding and packing . 20
5.2.1 Encoding of simple variables . 20
5.2.2 Encoding of constructed variables . 21
5.2.3 Alignment . 22
5.2.4 Variable object attributes . 23
5.3 Error codes . 24
6 FAL protocol state machines . 25
7 AP-context state machine . 26
8 FAL service protocol machine (FSPM) . 27
8.1 Primitives exchanged between FAL User and FSPM . 27
8.2 FSPM states . 27
8.2.1 General . 27
8.2.2 FSPM proxy object states . 27
8.2.3 FSPM real object state machine description . 32
9 Application relationship protocol machine (ARPM) . 34
9.1 Primitives exchanged between ARPM and FSPM . 34
9.2 ARPM States . 34
9.2.1 General . 34
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9.2.2 Sender state transitions . 34
9.2.3 Receiver state transitions . 35
10 DLL mapping protocol machine (DMPM) . 36
10.1 Data-link Layer service selection. 36
10.1.1 General . 36
10.1.2 DL-UNITDATA request . 36
10.1.3 DL-UNITDATA indication . 36
10.1.4 DL-UNITDATA response . 36
10.1.5 DLM-Set primitive and parameters . 36
10.1.6 DLM-Get primitive and parameters . 36
10.2 Primitives exchanged between ARPM and DLPM . 36
10.3 Primitives exchanged between DLPM and data-link layer . 37
10.4 DLPM states . 37
10.4.1 States . 37
10.4.2 Sender state transitions . 38
10.4.3 Receiver state transitions . 39
11 Protocol options. 39
Bibliography . 40
Figure 1 – State transition diagram . 12
Figure 2 – APDU header structure . 16
Figure 3 –Subfields of ControlStatus for Request . 17
Figure 4 – Subfields of ControlStatus for Response with error . 17
Figure 5 – Subfields of ControlStatus for Response with no error . 18
Figure 6 – DataFieldFormat encoding . 18
Figure 7 – Structure of request APDU body . 19
Figure 8 – Structure of response APDU body . 19
Figure 9 – Variable identifier . 19
Figure 10 – Code subfield of variable identifier . 19
Figure 11 – Sequence of data in the APDU body subfield . 21
Figure 12 – MSG consists of APDU header and APDU body . 22
Figure 13 – Summary of FAL architecture . 26
Figure 14 – FSPM proxy object state machine . 28
Figure 15 – FSPM real object state machine . 33
Figure 16 – ARPM state machine . 34
Figure 17 – DLPM state machine . 37
Table 1 – State machine description elements . 12
Table 2 – APDU header . 13
Table 3 – APDU body . 15
Table 4 – Transfer syntax for Array . 23
Table 5 – Transfer syntax for Structure . 23
Table 6 – Common variable object attributes . 23
Table 7 – Variable type identifiers . 24
Table 8 – FIFO variable object attributes . 24
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Table 9 – Error codes . 25
Table 10 – Primitives exchanged between FAL-User and FSPM . 27
Table 11 – REQUEST.req FSPM constraints . 28
Table 12 – REQUEST.req FSPM actions . 29
Table 13 – RESPONSE.cnf FSPM constraints . 30
Table 14 – RESPONSE.cnf FSPM actions . 31
Table 15 – AR Send.ind proxy FSPM constraints . 32
Table 16 – AR Send.ind proxy FSPM actions . 32
Table 17 – AR Send.ind real FSPM constraints . 33
Table 18 – AR Send.ind real FSPM Actions . 33
Table 19 – Primitives issued by FSPM to ARPM . 34
Table 20 – Primitives issued by ARPM to FSPM . 34
Table 21 – Primitives issued by ARPM to ARPM . 34
Table 22 – AR Send.req ARPM constraints . 35
Table 23 – AR Send.req ARPM actions . 35
Table 24 – AR Acknowledge.req ARPM constraints . 35
Table 25 – AR Acknowledge.req ARPM actions . 35
Table 26 – AR Send.ind ARPM constraints . 36
Table 27 – AR Send.req ARPM actions . 36
Table 28 – Primitives issued by ARPM to DLPM . 37
Table 29 – Primitives issued by DLPM to ARPM . 37
Table 30 – Primitives issued by DLPM to data-link layer . 37
Table 31 – Primitives issued by data-link layer to DLPM . 37
Table 32 – AR Send.req DLPM constraints . 38
Table 33 – AR Send.req DLPM actions . 38
Table 34 – AR Acknowledge.req DLPM constraints . 38
Table 35 – AR Acknowledge.req DLPM actions . 39
Table 36 – DL-UNITDATA.ind DLPM constraints . 39
Table 37 – DL-UNITDATA.ind DLPM actions . 39
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INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS –
FIELDBUS SPECIFICATIONS –
Part 6-4: Application layer protocol specification –
Type 4 elements
FOREWORD
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NOTE Combinations of protocol types are specified in IEC 61784-1 and IEC 61784-2.
International Standard IEC 61158-6-4 has been prepared by subcommittee 65C: Industrial
networks, of IEC technical committee 65: Industrial-process measurement, control and
automation.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2014. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
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This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) additional user parameters to services;
b) additional services to support distributed objects;
c) additional secure services.
The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
65C/948/FDIS 65C/956/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all the parts of the IEC 61158 series, under the general title Industrial communication
networks – Fieldbus specifications, can be found on the IEC web site.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.
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INTRODUCTION
This document is one of a series produced to facilitate the interconnection of automation
system components. It is related to other standards in the set as defined by the “three-layer”
fieldbus reference model described in IEC 61158-1.
The application protocol provides the application service by making use of the services
available from the data-link or other immediately lower layer. The primary aim of this
document is to provide a set of rules for communication expressed in terms of the procedures
to be carried out by peer application entities (AEs) at the time of communication. These rules
for communication are intended to provide a sound basis for development in order to serve a
variety of purposes:
• as a guide for implementors and designers;
• for use in the testing and procurement of equipment;
• as part of an agreement for the admittance of systems into the open systems environment;
• as a refinement to the understanding of time-critical communications within OSI.
This document is concerned, in particular, with the communication and interworking of
sensors, effectors and other automation devices. By using this document together with other
standards positioned within the OSI or fieldbus reference models, otherwise incompatible
systems may work together in any combination.
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INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS –
FIELDBUS SPECIFICATIONS –
Part 6-4: Application layer protocol specification –
Type 4 elements
1 Scope
1.1 General
The fieldbus application layer (FAL) provides user programs with a means
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