Approach to interconnect existing industrial automation systems with the Industrial Internet

In this document we describe an approach to interconnect existing industrial automation systems with cooperation networks, like the internet of things, even if the industrial automation system uses a different communication protocol. To realize this, we have developed the concept of connector which provides system-dependent interfaces for different industrial automation and a universal interface for the cooperation network. Between these interfaces the messages are processed and translated by services, which act as a representation of the industrial automation system.