OPC-UA based IIoT and CPS interoperability validation

The rise of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) leads to the connection of production facilities via intranet as well as to the Internet. Machines are now IoT objects. This enables new processes in terms of digitalization, but also challenges in terms of security, performance, robustness and interoperability. The related changes in technologies and communication opportunities is also effecting the enterprise organization. The paper describes test cases, application scenarios and tools for ensuring compliance between enterprise IT infrastructure and industrial internet of things components using OPC-UA.