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WirelessHART, ISA100.11a, and OCARI 53-5<br />

5 MHz 3 MHz<br />

2.405 Channel<br />

F (GHz)<br />

Cycle N – 2 Cycle N – 1 Cycle N + 1 Cycle N + 2<br />

Time slot<br />

Superframe<br />

Link<br />

Time<br />

FIGURE 53.4<br />

The frequency diversity mechanism of WirelessHART.<br />

Usually, only two devices are assigned to a given slot (source and sink of the transaction). However,<br />

shared time slots are also considered; since collisions may occur, the traditional CSMA/CA MAC strategy<br />

is adopted.<br />

Channel hopping (see Figure 53.4) is combined with TDMA in order to enhance reliability. It provides<br />

frequency diversity, which can avoid interferers and reduce multipath fading effects.<br />

Channel hopping means also channel diversity, which is each slot may be used on multiple channels<br />

at the same time by different nodes. This can be achieved by creating links on the same slot, but with<br />

different channel offsets. The assignment of a link occurs in a centralized way, by the network manager<br />

described in the following subsection. In addition, the channel blacklisting mechanism, which allows<br />

the network administrator to restrict the channel hopping of network devices network-wide to selected<br />

channels in the RF band, has also been implemented. This feature could be useful in a crowded RF environment,<br />

increasing coexistence. However, it must be noticed that WirelessHART <strong>communication</strong> (like<br />

WiFi, Bluetooth, and other wireless <strong>communication</strong>) is very random and bursty in nature; consequently,<br />

blacklisting seldom provides tangible benefits.<br />

53.2.2.1 the Data Link Layer Datagram<br />

This subsection specifies the format of the data link datagram (DLPDU, see Figure 53.5).<br />

Each DLPDU consists of the following fields:<br />

• A single byte set to 0x41<br />

• A 1 byte address specifier<br />

• The 1 byte sequence number<br />

Data link layer<br />

Data link payload<br />

0X41<br />

Address<br />

specifier<br />

Sequence<br />

number<br />

Network<br />

ID<br />

Destination<br />

address<br />

Source<br />

address<br />

DLPDU<br />

specifier<br />

MIC<br />

CRC<br />

Physical layer<br />

Preamble Delimiter Length<br />

FIGURE 53.5<br />

The datagram at the data link layer.<br />

© <strong>2011</strong> by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC

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