Low-Power Radio Communication in Industrial Outdoor Deployments: The Impact of Weather Conditions and ATEX-compliance
Carlo Alberto Boano, James Brown, Zhitao He, Utz Roedig, and Thiemo Voigt. Low-Power Radio Communication in Industrial Outdoor Deployments: The Impact of Weather Conditions and ATEX-compliance. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Sensor Networks Applications, Experimentation and Logistics (Sensappeal'09), Athens, Greece, September 2009. (To Appear).
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Abstract
Industry recognizes wireless sensor networks as one of the next major technical and economical shifts in automation and control systems. Industrial applications need performance assurances of wireless communication, which is hard to attain given the variability of the environment where such applications are deployed. In this paper, we quantify the impact of environmental conditions, namely temperature, fog, and rain on wireless communication links. We further investigate the influence of industrial casing on communication, evaluating an ATEX enclosure intended for use in potential ly explosive atmospheres. Knowledge of the potential impact of environmental conditions and special casings provides an important input to robust communication design during deployment planning.
BibTeX
@InProceedings{ sensappeal09:boano,
author = {Carlo Alberto Boano and James Brown and Zhitao He and Utz Roedig and Thiemo Voigt},
title = {{Low-Power Radio Communication in Industrial Outdoor Deployments: The Impact of Weather Conditions and ATEX-compliance}},
year = {2009},
month = sep,
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Sensor Networks Applications, Experimentation and Logistics (Sensappeal'09), Athens, Greece},
note = {(To Appear).},
abstract =
{
Industry recognizes wireless sensor networks as one of the next major technical and economical shifts in automation and control
systems. Industrial applications need performance assurances of wireless communication, which is hard to attain given the
variability of the environment where such applications are deployed. In this paper, we quantify the impact of environmental
conditions, namely temperature, fog, and rain on wireless communication links. We further investigate the influence of industrial
casing on communication, evaluating an ATEX enclosure intended for use in potential ly explosive atmospheres. Knowledge
of the potential impact of environmental conditions and special casings provides an important input to robust communication design
during deployment planning.
}
}