Wireless Networking for Monitoring and Control System of a Steel Plant

  • Authors:

  • Asrar U. Sheikh;Yousuf D. Al-Moellam

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 31261;Saudi Iron & Steel Company, Jubail, Saudi Arabia 31961

  • Venue:
  • Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

The wired networks have been traditionally used in monitoring and control of industrial plants. The trend is changing with the fast development of wireless technologies, which are challenging the wired technologies. This paper concerns with the issues related to the design of wireless network for monitoring and control of an industrial plant. In particular, measurements were conducted inside a steel plant to characterize the radio propagation environment and make a choice on a suitable technology. The channel impulse response (CIR) is measured at 1.8 GHz and from the collected data a number of link parameters are extracted. The measured CIR is also used to simulate performance of a number of data transmission formats. Finally, a number of wireless technologies are evaluated to determine their suitability to the characterized environment.