Ubiquitous Wireless Mesh Network - Standardization, Technologies and Markets
PracTel Inc, April 2012, Pages +: 135
The goal of this report is to present the telecommunications industry efforts towards the design of the Ubiquitous Wireless Mesh Network (UWMN). The report is analyzing the UWMN standardization process, researching its architecture and addressing major features.
The report concentrates on benefits of wireless mesh networks and provides details of their development. It analyzes standards, such as IEEE 802.11s, IEEE 802.15.5 and IEEE 802.16j. These standards are establishing the basis for the UWMN components: Wireless Mesh LAN, Wireless Mesh PAN and Wireless Mesh MAN. The interest of the users to WMN utilization is illustrated by two relatively recent developed communications technologies for Industrial Automation: ISA 100.11a and WirelessHart.
The report also analyses marketing features of mesh-structured networks and surveys the industry.
This report is important to a wide population of researches, technical and sales staff involved in the developing of mesh networks services and products. It is recommended for both service providers and vendors that are working with related technologies. The report also helps to understand issues associated with relationship between UWMN and other technologies.
Research Methodology
Considerable research was done using the Internet. Information from various Web sites was studied and analyzed. Evaluation of publicly available marketing and technical publications was conducted. Telephone conversations and interviews were held with industry analysts, technical experts and executives. In addition to these interviews and primary research, secondary sources were used to develop a more complete mosaic of the market landscape, including industry and trade publications, conferences and seminars.
The overriding objective throughout the work has been to provide valid and relevant information. This has led to a continual review and update of the information content.
1.0 Introduction
1.1 General
1.2 Definitions
1.2.1 Relay and Mesh
1.2.2 Ad-Hoc and Mesh
1.2.3 UWMN
1.3 Classes
1.4 Applications-Usage Scenarios
1.5 Scope
1.6 Research Methodology
1.7 Target Audience
2.0 UWMN Features and Benefits
2.1 General
2.2 Specifics
2.3 Interaction
2.4 Layers
2.4.1 Physical Layer
2.4.2 MAC Issues
2.4.3 Network Layer
2.4.3.1 Routing Protocols
2.4.3.1.1 Immature Standardization
2.4.3.1.2 Applications Variety
2.4.3.1.3 Examples
2.4.4 Transport Layer
2.4.5 Application Layer
2.5 Advantages and Limitations
2.6 Major Characteristics
2.7 Architectures
2.7.1 Classification
2.7.2 Structure
2.8 Security Issues
2.8.1 General
2.8.2 IEEE 802.11
2.8.3 UWB
2.8.4 ZigBee
2.9 Market
2.9.1 Major Applications
2.9.2 Industrial Automation
2.9.3 Estimate
2.9.3.1 Market Leaders
2.9.3.2 Forecast
2.10 Vendors Survey
Aruba Networks (Routers)
BelAir (Nodes) – Acquired by Ericsson in 2012
Cisco (Protocols, Nodes)
CRL Sweden (SW IA)
Dust Networks (WMN Nodes IA - WirelessHart)
Digi (Protocol, Routers)
FireTide (Mesh network)
Honeywell (IA ISA 100.11a)
IWT (Network Solution)
IPMobileNet (WMN)
MeshDynamics (Nodes)
Millennial Net (SW and Systems)
Motorola Solutions (Nodes)
Northrop Grumman (Nodes)
P2MT (WMN Nodes)
Proxim (WMN Nodes)
Qorvus (WMN for IA)
Ruckus (Nodes)
SRI
Strix (Nodes)
Telematics Wireless
Tranzeo (mesh routers)
Trilliant (Smart Grid applications)
Trango Broadband (Mesh radio)
Tropos (Routers, OS)
3.0 Wireless Mesh - Local Area Networks (WMLANs)
3.1 IEEE 802.11s
3.1.1 History and Status
3.1.2 Goal
3.1.3 Standardization Process
3.1.3.1 Wi-Mesh Alliance
3.1.3.2 SEEMesh
3.1.4 Functional Requirements and Functionalities IEEE 802.11s
3.1.5 WMLAN Usage Scenarios – IEEE 802.11s
3.1.6 Structure – Architecture – IEEE 802.11s
3.1.6.1 Layers
4.0 Wireless Mesh – Personal Area Network (WMPAN)
4.1 General
4.1.1 Status
4.1.2 Scope
4.2 Structure
4.2.1 Low-rate WPAN Mesh (LR-WMPAN)
4.2.1.1 Supported Features
4.2.1.2 Applications
4.2.2 High-rate WPAN (HR-WMPAN)
4.3 Summary
5.0 Wireless Relay – Metropolitan Area Networks (WMMAN)
5.1 IEEE 802.16 and IEEE 802.16j
5.2 IEEE802.16j Status
5.3 Scope
5.3.1 Configuration
5.3.2 RS Types
5.3.3 Modes
5.4 Layers
5.4.1 PHY
5.4.2 MAC
5.4.3 Security
5.5 Management
5.6 Degradation Factor and Countermeasures
5.7 Air Interface
6.0 ISA 100.11a
6.1 ISA 100.11a – WSN-IP at work
6.2 ISA 100 Family
6.2.1 Details
6.3 Approvals
6.4 Scope
6.4.1 Solution
6.5 Infrastructure
6.5.1 Layers
6.5.2 Goals and Components
6.6 Specifics
6.7 Usage Classes
6.8 Benefits
6.9 Market Estimate
6.10 Vendors: Samples
Honeywell
Nivis
Yokogawa
7.0 WirelessHart
7.1 General
7.1.1 HART Protocol
7.1.2 Approval
7.2 Overview: WirelessHart (WH)
7.2.1 IA and Latency
7.2.2 IEEE 802.15.4e
7.2.3 IEC 62591
7.2.4 IA – Requirements and WH
7.3 Components
7.4 Progress
7.4.1 Details
7.5 Summary
7.6 WiTECK
7.7 Two Standards
7.8 Market Estimate
7.9 Vendors
ABB
AwiaTech
Emerson
Dust Networks
E-Senza
MacTek
Phoenix Contact
Pepperl+Fuchs
Siemens
7.10 WirelessHART and ISO 100.11a
8.0 Conclusions
List of Figures
Figure 1: Illustration – Relay Network
Figure 2: Illustration – Mesh Network
Figure 3: UWMN Illustration
Figure 4: Mesh Network Diagram
Figure 5: TAM: WMN Equipment Sales - Global (Commercial Applications ($B)
Figure 6: Mesh Network Radio Technologies
Figure 7: Radio Technology Segmentation: WMN Market
Figure 8: Mesh Network Market Geography (2012)
Figure 9: WiMesh Protocol Stack
Figure 10: WMN Structure
Figure 11: Layered Structure of the IEEE 802.11s
Figure 12: Mesh – Illustration
Figure 13: Multihop Relay Network
Figure 14: Illustration – ISA 100.11a Protocol Stack
Figure 15: Infrastructure
Figure 16: TAM: Global ISA100.11a Equipment Sales ($B)
Figure 17: HART Protocols Evolution
Figure 18: OSI Model and WirelessHart
Figure 19: Network Example
Figure 20: TAM: Global WirelessHart Sales ($B)
List of Tables
Table 1: Classes
Table 2: Comparison
Table 3: Differences
Table 4: ISA100 Family of Standards
Table 5: ISA100.11a Usage Classes
Table 6: ISA100.11a Benefits
Table 7: ISA 100.11a and WirelessHart
- Aruba Networks
- BelAir
- Cisco
- CRL Sweden
- Dust Networks
- Digi
- FireTide
- Honeywell
- IWT
- IPMobileNet
- MeshDynamics
- Millennial Net
- Motorola Solutions
- Northrop Grumman
- P2MT
- Proxim
- Qorvus
- Ruckus
- SRI
- Strix
- Telematics Wireless
- Tranzeo
- Trilliant
- Trango Broadband
- Tropos
- Nivis
- Yokogawa
- ABB
- AwiaTech
- Emerson
- Dust Networks
- E-Senza
- MacTek
- Phoenix Contact
- Pepperl+Fuchs
- Siemens
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