Title :
Repeater vs. Bridge-Based Hybrid Wired/Wireless PROFIBUS Networks: a Comparative Performance Analysis
Author :
Sousa, Paulo ; Ferreira, Luis Lino ; Alves, Mário
Author_Institution :
Polytech. Inst. of Porto
Abstract :
In the last years, several solutions have been proposed to extend PROFIBUS in order to support wired and wireless network stations in the same network. In this paper we compare two of those solutions, one in which the interconnection between wired and wireless stations is made by repeaters and another in which the interconnection is made by bridges. The comparison is both qualitative and numerical, based on simulation models of both architectures.
Keywords :
bridge circuits; performance evaluation; repeaters; system buses; PROFIBUS networks; bridge-based hybrid wired network; bridge-based hybrid wireless network; repeaters; wireless network stations; Application software; Automation; Bridges; Delay; Field buses; Mobile communication; Performance analysis; Repeaters; Wireless application protocol; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, 2006. ETFA '06. IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9758-4
DOI :
10.1109/ETFA.2006.355197
