Isochronous Wireless Network for Real-time Communication in Industrial Automation

• Main Author: Trsek, Henning (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer Vieweg, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Technologien für die intelligente Automation, Technologies for Intelligent Automation
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer communication systems.; Computer system failures.; Computers.; Computer simulation.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Electrical engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Simulation and Modeling.; Computer Communication Networks.; System Performance and Evaluation.

This dissertation proposes and investigates an isochronous wireless network for industrial control applications with guaranteed latencies and jitter. Based on a requirements analysis of real industrial applications and the characterisation of the wireless channel, the solution approach is developed....

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Related Work and Background
• Industrial Environment Characterisation
• Isochronous Wireless Network for Industrial Automation
• Deterministic Medium Access Control
• Resource Allocation
• Provision of a Global Time Base
• Evaluation
• Conclusion and Future Research Directions.