With the new edgeAggregator, Softing provides a flexible, container-based solution for managing complex system architectures in OT/IT integration, all the way to edge and cloud applications.
Data exchange is especially important in integrating production and management levels into edge and cloud applications. With a small number of servers and clients, the architecture becomes extremely complex. With the new solution, it provides a central data integration layer that reduces complexity while addressing many variables, managing access rights and special security needs.
There are three main functions of this solution: as an OPC UA aggregation server, it can process the aggregation of up to 100 OPC UA servers and support up to 25 OPC UA server endpoints; as an IoT cloud gateway, it can process and communicate with the cloud through the MQTT Publisher/Subscriber function. Bidirectional data transfer for applications. As a security supervisor, responsible for centrally managing security parameters for OPC UA and MQTT connections, such as users and certificates, and acting as an "OPC UA firewall" to prevent attacks.
As a Docker container, it can be easily configured and deployed as an edge solution or a central cloud platform. The interface abstraction of the solution provides continuous adaptation and expansion of IoT solutions based on OPC UA and MQTT throughout the life cycle. As a result, users gain a high degree of flexibility while significantly reducing integration and configuration costs.
