2020/11/16 by Michael Gundall, Daniel Reti, Gundall, Michael +3
Computer Science · Engineering · #Digital Transformation in Industry #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2011.07804
openalex publication_date 2020/11/16 · openalex created_date 2022/07/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Industry 4.0 describes an adaptive and changeable production, where its\nfactory cells have to be reconfigured at very short intervals, e.g. after each\nworkpiece. Furthermore, this scenario cannot be realized with traditional\ndevices, such as programmable logic controllers. Here the use of well-proven\ntechnologies of the information technology are conquering the production hall\n(IT-OT convergence). Therefore, both virtualization and novel communication\ntechnologies are being introduced in the field of industrial automation. In\naddition, these technologies are seen as the key for facilitating various\nemerging use cases. However, it is not yet clear whether each of the dedicated\nhardware and software components, which have been developed for specific\ncontrol tasks and have performed well over decades, can be upgraded without\nmajor adjustments. In this paper, we examine the opportunities and challenges\nof hardware and operating system-level virtualization based on the stringent\nrequirements imposed by industrial applications. For that purpose, benchmarks\nfor different virtualization technologies are set by determining their\ncomputational and networking overhead, configuration effort, accessibility,\nscalability, and security.\n