This paper deals with a smart-transducer wireless network for industrial applications. Thanks
to its high popularity, a solution based on IEEE802. 11 (also known as wireless fidelity or Wi …

With the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 concepts, industrial
applications are going through a tremendous change that is imposing increasingly diverse …

Distributed architectures for industrial applications are a new opportunity to realize cost-
effective, flexible, scalable and reliable systems. Direct interfacing of sensors and actuators …

Industrial applications aimed at real-time control and monitoring of cyber-physical systems
pose significant challenges to the underlying communication networks in terms of …

Wireless networks are ever more deployed in the industrial control scenario, thanks to the
numerous benefits they can bring, especially in terms of costs and flexibility. However, some …

The groundbreaking transformations triggered by the Industry 4.0 paradigm have
dramatically reshaped the requirements for control and communication systems within the …

This paper discusses key aspects of the four most popular industrial wireless sensor network
standards: ZigBee, WirelessHART, ISA100. 11a, and WIA-PA. The detailed design and …

Wireless sensor and actuator networks (WSAN) for industrial applications usually have
tighter requirements on dependability, synchronization, and real-time capability as …

The availability of these self-configuring networks of wireless sensor data will accelerate the
ongoing trend toward automation ranging from the factory floor to the office to the warehouse …

Modern factory facilities are characterized by highly flexible manufacturing cells and highly
dynamic processes, where clusters of fixed or moving sensors and actuators have to be …