Experimental evaluation of an industrial application layer protocol over wireless systems

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 275-287

  Vitturi, Stefano ^b,c   Carreras, Iacopo ^a,d   Miorandi, Daniele ^d   Schenato, Luca ^a,c   Sona, Alessandro ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d CREATE NET   (Italy)

Author keywords

Application layer protocols; Factory automation systems; Industrial communications; Performance measurements; Wireless communications

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION LAYER PROTOCOLS; FACTORY AUTOMATION SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FACTORY AUTOMATION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; STANDARDS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 37649011916     PISSN: 15513203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TII.2007.911892     Document Type: Article

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