This paper proposes an extension of the precision time protocol (IEEE 802.1 AS) to improve
clock synchronization in hybrid networks including both wireless and wire-bound segments …

Industrial networks rely on Ethernet and its complementary Time Sensitive Networking
standards to support critical application requirements such as bounded latency and low …

At the present time, there is widespread deployment of hybrid networks including wired (eg,
Ethernet networks) and wireless technologies, especially in automation systems, smart cities …

Wireless networking is a key technology to enable smart production scenarios. It expands
the design space for solutions in factory design tremendously. Currently, applications …

In wireless sensor networks (WSN) precise clock synchronization is still a challenge eg for
synchronized medium access control (MAC). State of the art solutions require many …

In research and education, a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) may exist for its own sake and
also the specific nodes used in such networks might be considered as study objects …

This chapter investigates the most recent advances in deterministic OFDMAbased Wi-Fi for
industrial applications. It concentrates on techniques that provide deterministic support in …

In this paper, the precise clock synchronization technology of IEEE1588 is studied, and a
hardware and software co-implementation method based on the Zynq-7000 FPGA chip is …

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) are used in various important application areas. Networking
of several CPSs, the internal networking of CPSs components as well as the interconnection …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a method of secure key distribution which provides
protection against the tampering and interception of information. Following the Bennet …