THE IEEE 802.15.4 STANDARD IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS: A SURVEY

YASSINE MALEH KHALID EL GHOLAMI
2021 Zenodo  
The IEEE 802.15.4 has become the de facto medium access standard for industrial applications. It's a widely used standard in countless real implementations. The success of the IEEE 802.15.4, specifically designed for low-rate and low power and lossy networks, pushes many wireless industrial solutions (e.g., ZigBee Alliance, ISA100 and WirelessHART) to adopt it or, at least, some of its features for wireless network access. This paper's primary goal is to provide a clear overview of research and
more » ... development efforts related to the IEEE 802.15.4 standard in the context of Industrial Application. We explore the historical evolution of the standardization efforts of the IEEE 802.15.4 side-by-side with research efforts, mainly focusing on recent works, that improved this standard and contributed to making it relevant for the Industry 4.0 paradigm. This paper also shines a light on some problems and limitations raised by real world implementations in industrial environments. Finally, we discuss existing challenges in IWSN and important future research directions which can help practicing scientists and engineers in industrial networking in their future work.
doi:10.5281/zenodo.5353545 fatcat:4xswk46jirf4fki3kpfnobafbq