The future of industrial communication: Automation networks in the era of the internet of things and industry 4.0

M Wollschlaeger, T Sauter… - IEEE industrial …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the introduction of the Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber-physical system (CPS)
concepts in industrial application scenarios, industrial automation is undergoing a …

Industrial communication systems and their future challenges: Next-generation Ethernet, IIoT, and 5G

S Vitturi, C Zunino, T Sauter - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Industrial communication systems represent one of the most important innovations of the last
decades in the context of factory and process automation systems. They are networks …

The road to industry 4.0 and beyond: A communications-, information-, and operation technology collaboration perspective

Z Wan, Z Gao, M Di Renzo, L Hanzo - IEEE Network, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The fourth industrial revolution, that is, Industry 4.0, is evolving all around the globe. In this
article, we introduce the landscape of Industry 4.0 and beyond empowered by the seamless …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on time sensitive networks with a special focus on its applicability to industrial smart and distributed measurement systems

T Fedullo, A Morato, F Tramarin, L Rovati, S Vitturi - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The groundbreaking transformations triggered by the Industry 4.0 paradigm have
dramatically reshaped the requirements for control and communication systems within the …

Survey on real-time communication via ethernet in industrial automation environments

P Danielis, J Skodzik, V Altmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For companies in the automation industry, the development of real-time Ethernet to connect
devices is of high economic interest to replace conventional fieldbus systems. Therefore …

Massive Internet of Things for industrial applications: Addressing wireless IIoT connectivity challenges and ecosystem fragmentation

S Mumtaz, A Alsohaily, Z Pang, A Rayes… - IEEE industrial …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article provides an overview of the development and standardizations of connectivity
solutions for enabling the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). It also highlights key IIoT …

An introduction to OPC UA TSN for industrial communication systems

D Bruckner, MP Stănică, R Blair… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The industrial communication market is dominated by Ethernet-based fieldbus systems.
Although they share similar requirements and market segments, their implementations and …

Integration of 5G with TSN as prerequisite for a highly flexible future industrial automation: Time synchronization based on IEEE 802.1 AS

M Gundall, C Huber, P Rost… - IECON 2020 The …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Industry 4.0 brings up new types of use cases, whereby mobile use cases play a significant
role. These use cases have stringent requirements on both automation and communication …

Industrial networks and IIoT: Now and future trends

A Sari, A Lekidis, I Butun - Industrial IoT: Challenges, Design Principles …, 2020 - Springer
Connectivity is the one word summary for Industry 4.0 revolution. The importance of Internet
of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT) have been increased dramatically with the rise of …

Coexistence standardization of operation technology and information technology

M Felser, M Rentschler… - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In factory automation (FA) and process control, networks and protocols of the operation
technology are more and more merged with those of the information technology (IT). The …