The advancements in information and communication technology in the past decades have
been converging into a new communication paradigm in which everything is expected to be …

The new IEEE standard 802.15. 4 shows promise to bring ubiquitous networking into our
lives, at least technically. Unlike other standards targeting high-or moderate-data-rate …

We have witnessed the Fixed Internet emerging with virtually every computer being
connected today; we are currently witnessing the emergence of the Mobile Internet with the …

Today's industrial automation systems are undergoing a digital transformation that implies a
shift towards the Internet of Things (IoT), leading to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) …

The Low Latency Deterministic Network (LLDN) protocol is defined in the IEEE 802.15. 4e,
which is an amendment to the IEEE 802.15. 4 standard specifically devised to support the …

Ethernet-based protocols are getting more and more important for Industry 4.0 and the
Internet of Things. In this paper, we compare the features, package overhead, and …

Technologies to support the Internet of Things are becoming more important as the need to
better understand our environments and make them smart increases. As a result it is …

While the wireless industry has been focusing on increasing high data throughput, the
emerging IEEE 802.15. 4 (ZigBee) protocol targets a set of applications that require simple …

The digitization of industrial automation processes calls for flexible, adaptable, and scalable
communication solutions to enable the vision of a true “cyber-physical system.” In this …

Low-rate low-power consumption and low-cost communication are the key points that lead
to the specification of the IEEE 802.15. 4 standard. This paper overviews the technical …