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Time delay characteristic of industrial wireless networks based on IEEE 802.15.4a

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The IEEE 802.15.4a standard provides a framework for low-data-rate communication systems, typically sensor networks. In this paper, we established a realistic environment for the time delay characteristic of industrial network based on IEEE 802.15.4a. Several sets of practical experiments are conducted to study its various features, including the effects of 1) numeral wireless nodes, 2) numeral data packets, 3) data transmissions with different upper-layer protocols, 4) physical distance between nodes, and 5) adding and reducing the number of the wireless nodes. The results show that IEEE 802.15.4a is suitable for some industrial applications that have more relaxed throughput requirements and time-delay. Some issues that could degrade the network performance are also discussed.

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  1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Power Station Automation Technology, School of Mechatronics Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200072, PRC

    Tong-Tao Li & Min-Rui Fei

  2. Central Academy, Shanghai Electric Group Co. Ltd., Shanghai, 200336, PRC

    Ting-Gang Jia

  3. School of Information Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PRC

    Ting-Gang Jia

  4. School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK

    Huo-Sheng Hu

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This work was supported by National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No. 2007AA04Z174, No. 2006AA04030405) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61074032, No. 60834002).

Tong-Tao Li received the B. Sc. and M. Sc. degrees in control engineering from the Zhengzhou University, PRC in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Shanghai University.

His research interests include networked control systems and hybrid wired/wireless networks.

Ting-Gang Jia is now a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Information Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, PRC. He is a senior engineer of Central Academy, Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd.

His research interests include automation control and application, robust control, and networked control systems.

Min-Rui Fei received the Ph.D. degree in control theory and control engineering from Shanghai University, PRC in 1997. Since 1998, he has been a professor in Shanghai University. He is vice-chairman of Chinese Association for System Simulation, standing director of China Instrument and Control Society, and director of Chinese Artificial Intelligence Association.

His research interests include intelligent control, networked learning control systems, and wireless sensor networks.

Huo-Sheng Hu is currently a professor in School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering at the University of Essex, UK, leading the Human Centered Robotics Group. He is also a Zhiqiang Professor in Shanghai University, PRC. He is a fellow of IET and InstMC, a senior member of IEEE and ACM, and a chartered engineer.

His research interests include biologically inspired robotics, service robots, human-robot interaction, sensor data fusion, networked systems, and pervasive computing.

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Li, TT., Jia, TG., Fei, MR. et al. Time delay characteristic of industrial wireless networks based on IEEE 802.15.4a. Int. J. Autom. Comput. 8, 170–176 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11633-011-0570-8

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