Industrial Communication Systems

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67.1 Introduction

In the era of ever-increasing connectivity, every possible industrial process is tapped with sensors,

networks,

and

automation

infrastructure

to

improve

eciency,

safety,

and

transparency.

is

leads,

depending

on

the

domain-specic

requirement,

to

specic

technologies

and

methods,

just

as

networks

for

mines

are

dierent

from

automotive

networks.

Some

are

still

hoping

for

“the

one,”

universal

solu-

tion,

but

that

seems

a

bit

far-fetched.

ere

are,

however,

several

points

where

existing

networks

will

experience

improvements

toward

a

more

universal

technology.

is

chapter

lists

major

challenges

that

industrial

com