Dr. Fuhr and coauthors from Honeywell, Yokogawa, Invensys, ORNL, Spitzer&Boyes release Industrial Wireless Overview technical article.

Written on February 20, 2010 at 2:27 pm

Wireless Technology Review: Radios, Frequencies, and Implications for Industry

Peter L. Fuhr(1), Walt Boyes(2), Penny Chen(3), Hesh Kagan(4),
David Kaufman(5), Wayne Manges(6)
(1) Wi-Fi Sensors, Inc., Kirksville, MO
(2) Spitzer & Boyes, Aurora IL
(3) Yokogawa, Houston TX
(4) Invensys, Foxboro MA
(5) Honeywell, Phoenix AZ
(6) Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

Abstract

While questions regarding a wide array of performance factors for various wireless technologies abound in the industrial world, the first question – “which radio does it use?” – is crucial for it could be 802.11a/b/g/n/s/?, 802.16d/e/?, 802.15.1/3/4/5/?, 802.20, proprietary – a wide array. Enter consumer electronics with their seemingly endless variations on radio technologies based on broad categories such as mobile telephony, LAN connectivity, wireless display connectivity, and, of course, smart meters (smart grid). This paper, coauthored by a group of individuals intimately involved in the general realm of “industrial wireless”, presents a simple snapshot of current radio technologies that are used (or seriously contemplated for use) in the industrial wireless sector.

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