Siemens and Microsoft to Converge Digital Twin Definition Language with W3C Thing Description Standard
西門子和微軟將數字孿生定義語言與W3C事物描述標準融合

In a collaborative move with the W3C Consortium, Siemens and Microsoft have announced their commitment to converge the Digital Twin Definition Language (DTDL) with the Thing Description standard from international standards organization, W3C.

在與W3C聯盟的合作中，西門子和微軟宣布致力于將數字孿生定義語言 (DTDL)與國際標準組織W3C的事物描述標準相融合。

By unifying both languages, customers are offered consistent modeling experiences, mitigating fragmentation in an evolving IoT landscape. With customers typically deploying a mix of vendors in their infrastructure leading to lock-in and high integration efforts, this convergence will allow for simpler system integration and interoperability.

通過統一兩種語言，客戶可以獲得一致的建模體驗，從而在不斷發展的物聯網環境中減少碎片化。由于客戶通常會在基礎設施中選擇多家供應商，從而造成了鎖定和非常多的集成工作，這種融合將簡化系統集成和互操作性。

As virtual replicas of physical objects, processes or systems that mirror their real-world counterparts in a digital environment, digital twins enable organizations to monitor, predict and improve the performance of their assets, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs. Standardizing Digital Twin languages is therefore crucial for interoperability, ensuring seamless communication and integration between different digital twin systems and platforms.

作為物理對象、流程或系統的虛擬復制品，數字孿生能夠在數字環境中反映其現實世界中的對應物，使企業能夠監控、預測并提升其資產的性能，從而提高效率并降低成本。因此，數字孿生語言的標準化對于互操作性至關重要，可確保不同數字孿生系統和平臺之間的無縫通信和集成。

With Siemens already facilitating the emerging W3C Thing Description standard for future products in building management, power distribution and smart grids, extending this interoperability strategy to Microsoft Azure will bring about substantial benefits to customers.

西門子已經為樓宇管理、配電和智能電網領域這些未來產品的W3C事物描述標準提供了便利，將這一互操作性戰略擴展到Microsoft Azure將為客戶帶來巨大的收益。

"We see the convergence of two very similar Digital Twin languages like the DTDL and the W3C Thing Description as an essential move that will enable customers to describe the physical world in a way that is agnostic to specific IoT platforms,” said Thomas Kiessling, Chief Technology Officer at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. “This strategic alliance underscores our commitment to fostering collaboration and embracing openness."

西門子智能基礎設施首席技術官Thomas Kiessling表示：“我們認為，將DTDL和W3C事物描述這兩種非常相似的數字孿生語言融合在一起是一項重要舉措，這將使客戶能夠以一種與特定物聯網平臺無關的方式描述物理世界。”“這一戰略聯盟彰顯了我們促進合作、擁抱開放的承諾。”

Microsoft's Digital Twin Definition Language enables modeling of the physical world with Azure services, while the W3C Thing Description standard provides an interoperable representation of device interfaces and their incorporation of standard industry ontologies. Both languages have revealed many conceptual similarities during the initial stages of convergence.

微軟的數字孿生定義語言（Digital Twin Definition Language）可以利用Azure服務對物理世界進行建模，而W3C事物描述標準（W3C Thing Description standard）則為設備接口提供了可互操作的表示方法，并將標準行業本體納入其中。在融合的最初階段，這兩種語言在概念上已經顯示出有許多相似之處。

“Ever since we invented the Digital Twin Definition Language and open-sourced its specification and reference implementations, we planned to standardize it through a consortium like the W3C. Therefore, merging DTDL with W3C Thing Description, in close partnership with Siemens, is the natural next step in our journey to democratize digital twins in the industry,” said Erich Barnstedt, Chief Architect Standards, Consortia and Industrial IoT, Azure Edge and Platform team, Microsoft Corporation.

微軟公司Azure邊緣和平臺團隊標準、聯盟和工業物聯網首席架構師Erich Barnstedt表示：“自從我們發明了數字孿生定義語言并將其規范和參考實現開源以來，我們就計劃通過像W3C這樣的聯盟將其標準化。因此，與西門子密切合作，將DTDL與W3C事物描述合并，是我們在行業內實現數字孿生民主化之旅中自然而然的下一步。”