Comparative Examination on Architecture and Protocol of Industrial Wireless Sensor Network Standards

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 protocol architectures are comparatively examined. The uniqueness of each standard is highlighted and justifications for their...

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Published inIEEE Communications surveys and tutorials Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 2197 - 2219
Main Authors Wang, Quan, Jiang, Jin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.01.2016
Subjects
Automation
Communication system security
Industrial Wireless System
ISA100.11a
Reliability
WIA-PA
Wireless communication
Wireless sensor networks
WirelessHART
Zigbee
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Summary: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 protocol architectures are comparatively examined. The uniqueness of each standard is highlighted and justifications for their design are provided. Similarities and differences among these standards at each protocol layer are compared. With consideration of the scopes and the limitations of these standards, the suitability of these standards to meet the industrial requirements has also been examined.
ISSN:2373-745X
DOI:10.1109/COMST.2016.2548360