Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks

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QoS-Aware Routing for Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks

Berta Carballido Villaverde, Susan Rea and Dirk Pesch

Nimbus Centre for Embedded Systems Research, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland

CONTENTS

12.1  Introduction

12.2  Industrial Applications: QoS Requirements and Key Performance Indicators

12.2.1  Classification Based on Type of Application Data

12.2.2  Classification Based on Application Data Criticality

12.2.3  Key Performance Indicators

12.3  General Considerations for Routing in Industrial Environments

12.3.1  WSN Topologies in Industrial Scenarios

12.3.2  Challenges

12.3.2.1  Low Power Operation & Delay

12.3.2.2  Lossy Connectivity & Reliability

12.3.2.3  Memory Footprint & Control Overhead ...