Title :
IEEE802.11 sensor networking [wireless network]
Author :
Ferrari, P. ; Flammini, A. ; Marioli, D. ; Taroni, A.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettronica per l´´Automazione, Brescia Univ., Italy
Abstract :
This paper deals with a smart transducer wireless network for industrial applications. Thanks to its high popularity, a solution based on IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) is adopted. A master slave network organization is proposed to allow several sensors to be connected with generic Wi-Fi devices, like PCs: a proprietary protocol over IP/UDP has been also developed. Finally, some low cost prototypes have been build to test the network behaviour and to show its feasibility. Experimental results prove its applicability in a soft real-time industrial context.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; intelligent sensors; protocols; wireless LAN; wireless sensor networks; IEEE 802.11 sensor networking; IP/UDP protocol; generic Wi-Fi devices; master slave network organization; real-time industrial sensor networks; smart sensors; smart transducer wireless network; wireless Ethernet; Automation; Bluetooth; Costs; Ethernet networks; Internet; Protocols; Scalability; Transducers; Wireless networks; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2004. IMTC 04. Proceedings of the 21st IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8248-X
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2004.1351307
