Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks (IWSNs) are found in many application domains that
require low latency, robustness, and determinism. The IEEE 802.15. 4 standard is not able to …

Abstract Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks are becoming attractive also for industrial
applications, since recent standardization efforts have introduced significant improvement to …

Abstract Deterministic Synchronous Multichannel Extension (DSME) and Time Slotted
Channel Hopping (TSCH) are two emerging MAC behaviors that are based on IEEE 802.15 …

We discuss the applicability of IEEE 802.15. 4 for application in industrial automation. Based
on the specific requirements in this field, especially wrt real-time operation, we analyzed the …

With an advancement towards the paradigm of Internet of Things (IoT), in which every device
will be interconnected and communicating with each other, the field of wireless sensor …

Reliable wireless solutions for large-scale automation are a major challenge today. The
IEEE 802.15. 4 standard forms the basis for many open and proprietary implementations. To …

The IEEE 802.15. 4 standard protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) offers several
advantages, such as the low power consumption, which can also be applied in industrial …

Industrial communications have very challenging requirements, especially in Factory
Automation (FA) scenarios. Some of these requirements are: packet deadline bounds, high …

One of the differences between the new standard IEEE 802.15. 4e, in comparison to the
previous IEEE 802.15. 4 standard, is the use of multiple channels. The Time-Slotted …

Industrial automation systems that present strong real-time requirements have been
traditionally implemented using wired networks. However, the prolific development of the …