Isochronous Wireless Network for Real-time Communication in Industrial Automation

This dissertation proposes and investigates an isochronous wireless network for industrial control applications with guaranteed latencies and jitter. Based on a requirements analysis of real industrial applications and the characterisation of the wireless channel, the solution approach is developed. It consists of a TDMA-based medium access control, a dynamic resource allocation and the provision of a global time base for the wired and the wireless network. Due to the global time base, the solution approach allows a seamless and synchronous integration into existing wired Real-time Ethernet systems.

Enriches understanding of industrial wireless real-time communication Provides deep insights into the deployment and performance of the presented wireless solution based on WLAN Examines real industrial environments Quantifies important metrics Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Dr.-Ing. Henning Trsek studied Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the OWL University of Applied Sciences, Lemgo, Halmstad University, Sweden, and Aalborg University, Denmark. Afterwards he was employed at the Institute Industrial IT (inIT) with the responsibilities of a research group leader. At the same time he obtained his Dr.-Ing. from the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg. His research interests are in the area of Smart Factories, Industrie 4.0 and Industrial Security. Currently, he is employed at rt-solutions.de as Senior Consultant and responsible for the Industrial Security group.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Related Work and Background.- Industrial Environment Characterisation.- Isochronous Wireless Network for Industrial Automation.- Deterministic Medium Access Control.- Resource Allocation.- Provision of a Global Time Base.- Evaluation.- Conclusion and Future Research Directions.