WIA-PA: A New Standard for Wireless Communication

Authors

  • Ouyang Jinsong Instrumentation Technology and Economy Institute, Beijing, P. R. China
  • Liu Dan Instrumentation Technology and Economy Institute, Beijing, P. R. China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17560/atp.v53i05.2129

Abstract

The paper provides background and challenges of industrial wireless technology and summarizes the present state of standardization. It introduces characteristics of WIA-PA, a specification for industrial wireless networks for process automation, and its network composition, network topology and protocol stack architecture. WIA-PA is currently subject of international standardization. Furthermore, a comparison between WIA-PA and the other main industrial wireless network specifications, WirelessHART and ISA100.11a, is provided. Finally, four applications are presented.

Published

2013-08-05