Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks

This updated edition provides detailed information on the amendments to the standard including IEEE 802.15.4a, IEEE 802.15.4c, IEEE 802.15.4d, IEEE 802.15.4e, IEEE 802.15.4f, and IEEE 802.15.4g, as well as an update on the ZigBee Alliance. This book extends the previous editions by adding a new section centered on providing a complete presentation of the WirelessHART protocol. Divided into four parts, the first part of the book presents an overview of the low-rate wireless personal area technology and IEEE 802.15.4. Not only a technical introduction, this part of the book is valuable to marketing and business professionals. It can help them understand the technology and vision behind the standards’ conception so they can more effectively plan marketing and business strategies. The second part of the text concentrates on the technical features and components of the standard, while the third part focuses on implementation and system design considerations. WirelessHART is covered in the fourth part providing details that demonstrate how a high performance and reliable industrial standard can be built on the IEEE 802.15.4 technology.

Foreword xi Foreword to the Third Edition xiii Introduction and Update for the Third Edition xxiii IEEE Std 802.15.4 Evolution xxiv Revision IEEE Std 802.15.4 - 2006 (IEEE Std 802.15.4b) xxv Amendment 1 - IEEE Std 802.15.4a xxv Amendment 2 - IEEE Std 802.15.4c xxv Amendment 3 - IEEE Std 802.15.4d xxvi Amendment 4 - IEEE Std 802.15.4e xxvi Amendment 5 - IEEE Std 802.15.4f xxvi Amendment 6 - IEEE Std 802.15.4g xxvi ZigBee and More xxvii Book Organization xxvii Acronyms and Abbreviations xxix Part I 1 Chapter 1 IEEE Standard 802.15.4 3 Chapter 2 Low-Rate Wireless PAN Applications 15 Part II 27 Chapter 3 IEEE Std 802.15.4 Technical Overview 29 Chapter 4 Physical Layer 43 Chapter 5 Medium Access Control Sublayer 79 Chapter 6 Network Functionality 119 Part III 139 Chapter 7 System Design Considerations 141 Chapter 8 Real-World Issues 157 Part IV 163 Chapter 9 Introduction to WirelessHART 165 Chapter 10 The WirelessHART Network 189 Chapter 11 The WirelessHART Physical Layer and Data Link Layer 207 Chapter 12 WirelessHART Security 219 Chapter 13 Concluding Remarks 225 References 227 Glossary 231 Index 239