Abstract
Industrial wireless networks are a key technology for the implementation of the Industry 4.0 concepts. Due to its advantages in relation to wired networks, such as flexibility and low cost of installation, these networks are gaining momentum in the recent years. Wireless networks are becoming even more attractive for industrial applications and consequently an increase is expected in the number of wireless devices connected to industrial applications. As a result, efficient network management becomes even more relevant, and consequently new techniques are necessary to cope with new demands. Network management tasks, such as routing, scheduling, coexistence awareness, and mobility, have been in focus of scientific community. However, several important research questions remain open. This paper presents recent works on industrial wireless networks management techniques in addition with the presentation of open research issues.
Zusammenfassung
Industrielle Funknetze sind eine Schlüsseltechnologie zur Umsetzung der Industrie 4.0-Konzepte. Aufgrund ihrer Vorteile gegenüber kabelgebundenen Netzen, wie Flexibilität und geringeren Installationsaufwand, gewinnen diese Netze in den letzten Jahren an Bedeutung. Drahtlose Netzwerke werden für industrielle Anwendungen immer attraktiver und folglich wird eine Zunahme der Anzahl von drahtlosen Geräten erwartet, die mit industriellen Anwendungen verbunden sind. Dadurch wird ein effizientes Netzwerkmanagement noch relevanter und folglich sind neue Techniken erforderlich, um den neuen Anforderungen gerecht zu werden. Netzwerkmanagementaufgaben, wie Routing, Scheduling, Berücksichtigung von Anforderungen der Koexistenz und Mobilität, standen im Fokus der wissenschaftlichen Gemeinschaft. Einige wichtige Forschungsfragen bleiben bis heute jedoch offen. In diesem Beitrag werden aktuelle Arbeiten zu Techniken des Managements industrieller drahtloser Netzwerke vorgestellt sowie offene Forschungsfragen diskutiert.
Dedicated to Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Neumann on his 80th birthday.
About the authors
Max Feldman received the B. Sc. and M. Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 2013 and 2020, respectively, where he is currently working toward the Ph. D. degree in networks and telecommunications. His main research interests are embedded systems, communication protocols and industrial wireless networks.
Gustavo Pedroso Cainelli is Ph. D. student of Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. He received the M. Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2020) and also holds a BS in Automation Engineering (2018) from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS), Farroupilha, Brazil. He is Research Assistant at Institut für Automation und Kommunikation (ifak) e. V. Magdeburg, Germany. His research focuses on performance evaluation of wireless technologies for industrial applications with special emphasis on 5G technology.
Gustavo Künzel received the B. Eng. degree in control and automation engineering from UNIVATES, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2010, and the M. Sc. degree in electrical engineering in 2012 and the Ph. D. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. He is currently a Professor with the Control and Automation Department, Federal Institute of Science, Technology and Education of Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil. His current research interests include industrial wireless networks and artificial intelligence.
Ivan Müller holds a bachelor’s degree, master’s, doctorate and post-doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He has experience in Instrumentation, Computing, Electronics and Telecommunications, having researched on the following subjects: Wireless Sensor Networks, Industrial Networks, Communication Protocols, and Electronics, with more than 90 articles published in conference proceedings, magazines and journals.
Carlos Eduardo Pereira received the Dr.-Ing. degree from the University of Stuttgart, Germany (1995), and also holds a M. Sc. in Computer Science (1990) and a B. Sc. in Electrical Engineering (1987) both from UFRGS in Brazil. He is a Full Professor of Automation Engineering at UFRGS and Director of Operations at EMBRAPII, a Brazilian innovation agency. He also acts as Vice-President for Technical Activities of the International Federation on Automatic Control (IFAC). He received in 2012 the Friedrich Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation. His research focuses on methodologies and tool support for the development of distributed real-time embedded systems, with special emphasis on industrial automation.
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