Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation
International Society for Automation
4. Edition December 2013
128 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation is a comprehensive guide to applying wireless technology in industrial settings. This book explains wireless standards (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, WiMAX and UWB), industrial protocols (ISA100.11a and WirelessHART), antenna and topology basics, and the special environmental, security and reliability needs of factory and process automation. It compares competing standards, describes real-world applications (such as factory floors, process plants, sensor networks and RFID/tagging) and surveys emerging topics, including white-space use, energy harvesting and 3G/4G implications.
Written for engineers and technical decision-makers, this book explains why industrial installations differ from home or office Wi-Fi and offers practical recommendations for choosing and deploying wireless solutions in demanding industrial environments.
About the Fourth Edition
Unit 1: Wireless Network Technology
1.1 Wireless Standards
1.2 Proprietary or Non-Standard Wireless Networks
1.3 Process Automation Wireless Networks
1.4 Antenna Technology
1.5 Wireless Network Topologies
Unit 2: Wireless Network Standards
2.1 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN)
2.2 Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)
2.3 WMAN, WiMAX (IEEE 802.16a)
2.4 Wireless Telephony
2.5 Convergence of Voice and Data Networks
Unit 3: Industrial Automation Requirements
3.1 Environmental
3.2 Security
3.3 Privacy
3.4 Reliability
3.5 Power
Unit 4: Application of Wireless Networks to Industrial Automation
4.1 Politics of Wireless
4.2 Wi-Fi
4.3 Bluetooth
4.4 ZigBee
4.5 ISA100 Standard for Wireless Industrial Networks
4.6 WirelessHART
4.7 Comparison: WirelessHART vs. ISA100.11a
4.8 3G/4G Wireless for Automation
4.9 Factory Automation
Unit 5: On the Bleeding Edge
5.1 WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access)
5.2 UWB (UltraWideBand)
5.3 Wireless Sensor Networks
5.4 White Space
5.5 Network Device Power
Unit 6: Recommendations for Wireless Networking
Unit 7: Radio Frequency Tagging
7.1 Types of Tags
7.2 Tag Encoding
7.3 RF Database Tag
7.4 RF Tag Recommendations
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