Title :
Performance analysis of parallel redundant WLAN
Author :
Rentschler, Markus ; Laukemann, P.
Author_Institution :
Hirschmann Autom. & Control GmbH, Neckartenzlingen, Germany
Abstract :
The application of the “Parallel Redundancy Protocol” (PRP) according to IEC 62439-3 with two diverse redundant wireless channels achieves an improved overall wireless communication channel. Performance parameter like jitter and reliability increase significantly compared to the single wireless channels. In this work, a series of measurements on a redundant setup with two parallel WLANs according to IEEE 802.11n in diverse configuration settings is conducted and the results presented. A Markov model for the parallel redundant system is developed and the analytical results compared against the measurements.
Keywords :
Markov processes; protocols; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; wireless channels; IEC 62439-3; IEEE 802.11n; Markov model; PRP; diverse configuration settings; parallel redundancy protocol; parallel redundant WLAN; performance analysis; wireless communication channel;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA), 2012 IEEE 17th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Krakow
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4735-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1946-0740
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.2012.6489647
