Latency in Cascaded Wired/Wireless Communication Networks for Factory Automation

Creators: Dietrich, Steven and May, Gunther and von Hoyningen-Huene, Johannes and Mueller, Andreas and Fohler, Gerhard
Title: Latency in Cascaded Wired/Wireless Communication Networks for Factory Automation
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Event Title: (Proceedings of the) 2nd EAI International Conference on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems (INISCOM)
Event Location: Leicester, United Kingdom
Event Dates: October, 31 - November, 1, 2016
Projects: TTZ Leipheim
Page Range: pp. 50-61
Paper No. / Type of Paper: / Research Article
Date: 2016
Divisions: Informationsmanagement
Abstract (ENG): Unlike in the areas of process automation and condition monitoring, current wireless technologies cannot be used for many closed-loop control applications in factory automation. These applications require shorter cycle times, precise synchronicity in the microseconds range and higher reliability with low packet error rates. Furthermore, established Industrial Ethernet communication systems will not be completely replaced in the near future. Therefore, a wireless communication system for factory automation also requires seamless integration into existing networks. However, a resulting cascaded network will lead to additional latencies, which have a negative effect on the overall real-time performance. In this paper, we analyze the effect of frame structure conversion for different subnetworks with respect to the additional latencies they introduce. Therefore, we introduce an abstracted network model representing various subnetworks. We exemplify different protocol implementations and discuss them in terms of the resulting latencies and optimizations.
Forthcoming: No
Language: English
Uncontrolled Keywords: Industrial Ethernet, Closed-loop control, Wireless communication, Cascaded network, ParSec, Latency
Citation:

Dietrich, Steven and May, Gunther and von Hoyningen-Huene, Johannes and Mueller, Andreas and Fohler, Gerhard (2016) Latency in Cascaded Wired/Wireless Communication Networks for Factory Automation. In: (Proceedings of the) 2nd EAI International Conference on Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems (INISCOM), October, 31 - November, 1, 2016, Leicester, United Kingdom, pp. 50-61, Paper / Research Article. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering; 188). ISBN 9783319525693

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