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Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks
WirelessHART, ISA100.11a, WIA-PA, and ZigBee
Research Report
- Pages
- 45
- Deliverables
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- Released
- 4Q 2011
- Product Code
- RR-WIA-11
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Wireless adoption within industrial automation is not new, but it has been limited by the proprietary nature and cost of the available products. Over the past few years, support for a standard silicon platform and standardized communications protocols have emerged to boost WSN within industrial automation. However, reliability and longevity are essential attributes demanded within the industrial automation market and so proven proprietary technologies continue to be used. Among the deterrents often cited for standardized WSN deployment is the fact that — despite standardization on the IEEE 802.15.4 silicon platform — there is still concern regarding the multiple protocols that may yet be adopted using that silicon. This report analyzes the market opportunity for WSN in industrial deployments, detailing where it will find traction (and where it will not); the implications of the key standards efforts including Wireless HART, ISA-100.11a, and WIA-PA; the implications WSN adoption will have for the market; and the key players involved in making WSN a reality in industrial automation.
What Questions Does This Report Answer?
- What is the TAM opportunity for WSN in industrial applications?
- What factors influence the TAM opportunity for WSN in industrial applications?
- How does the TAM opportunity for WSN vary by region?
- What is the size of the current industrial automation market and what will its size be in 2016?
- How many 802.15.4 ICs shipped into industrial automation applications in 2010 and what are the growth trends for this market segment through 2016?
- What are the key use-cases for WSN technology in industrial deployments and what use-cases are not likely to see near-term adoption of WSN technology?
- What are the key drivers and inhibitors impacting the market opportunity for WSN in industrial automation?
- How is WSN technology likely to be deployed over the period from 2010 through 2016?
- How will WSN technology intersect with current industrial control systems?
- What implications does WSN as an "overlay" technology, rather than integrated into existing control systems, have on the market?
- What are the key technical requirements for WSN in industrial use cases?
- What are the three major efforts to standardize WSN in industrial applications?
- How do those efforts relate to one another, and what are the individual prospects for widespread adoption for each of the standards?
- Who are the key players involved in the market for WSN in industrial automation?
Who Needs This Report?
- 802.15.4 IC vendors
- WSN module vendors
- WSN system vendors
- Industrial automation field device and system vendors
- Software framework vendors targeting the industrial market
- Securities and investment analysts
- Venture capitalists
- Consultants targeting industrial automation applications
- End-user companies looking to deploy WSN in industrial applications
Table of Contents
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Executive Brief
- Top Line Forecast
- Drivers
- Inhibitors
- Summary and Strategic Recommendations
Section 1.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1. Current Market for WSN Technology in Industrial Automation
1.2. Wireless Sensor Networking Adoption Drivers
1.3. Wireless Sensor Networking Adoption Challenges
1.4. Strategic Recommendations
1.5. Top Line Forecast
Section 2.
MARKET ISSUES
2.1. Industrial Automation Market Overview
2.2. Wireless Transition from Proprietary to Standards
2.3. Market Segments in Industrial Automation
2.4. Market Opportunity for WSN Connectivity in Industrial Market
2.5. Existing Application in Direct Process Monitoring
2.6. Adjacent Opportunity in Condition-monitoring
2.7. WSN Challenges in Process Control
2.8. Hurdles in Factory Automation
2.9. Adoption Drivers and Enablers: WSN Technology in Industrial Automation
2.10. Increased Monitoring at Reduced Cost
2.11. Increased Near Real-time and Granular Data
2.12. Optimized Asset Management
2.13. Ease of Complying to Regulations
2.14. Standardization: Leveling the Landscape
2.15. Adoption Challenges and Restraints: WSN Technology in Industrial Automation
2.16. Conservative Industrial Market
2.17. Challenges Faced by WSN Technology
2.18. Disparity in Regional Development
2.19. Competitive Environment and Value Chain in the WSN Industrial Market
2.20. Industrial Automation Vendors Landscape
2.21. Value Chain in WSN Integrated Directly into Legacy Industrial Automation Systems
2.22. Partnering WSN Technology Vendors
2.23. An Adjacent Network
2.24. Amalgamation of Disparate Networks and Systems
2.25. Integrating Enterprise IT and Industrial Automation Systems
Section 3.
TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
3.1. Key Criteria for WSN Technology Adoption in Industrial Automation
3.2. Robust Radio Propagation
3.3. Stringent Latency
3.4. Deterministic Connectivity
3.5. Low Energy Consumption
3.6. Network Security
3.7. Wireless Standards Development in Industrial WSN Technology
3.8. IEEE 802.15.4
3.9. WSN Contenders in Process Automation
3.10. Comparison of WirelessHART and ISA100.11a
3.11. WirelessHART: Targeted Haste
3.12. ISA100.11a: Going Wide
3.13. Application of TSMP in Industrial WSN
3.14. Converging WirelessHART, ISA-100.11a, and WIA-PA
3.15. Drivers for Convergence
3.16. Barriers to Convergence
3.17. Benefits of a Combined Specification
3.18. Appeal of Integration to End-users
3.19. The Appeal of Integration to Automation Vendors
3.20. Existing Interoperability
3.21. Tentative Verdict on Convergence
3.22. WIA-PA
3.23. ZigBee
Section 4.
KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS
4.1. Accutech Wireless Instrumentation (Control Microsystems/Schneider Electric)
4.2. Apprion
4.3. Atmel
4.4. Digi International
4.5. Dust Networks
4.6. Endress+Hauser
4.7. Emerson Process Management
4.8. Freescale Semiconductor
4.9. Honeywell Process Systems
4.10. ISA SP-100
4.11. Lantronix
4.12. Millennial Net
4.13. SynapSense
4.14. Texas Instruments
4.15. Tridium
4.16. VIAgents
4.17. Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Section 5.
MARKET FORECASTS
5.1. Methodology
5.2. Regions
5.3. Industry TAM Forecasts
5.4. Industry Revenue Forecasts
5.5. TAM Forecasts in Process Automation
5.6. 802.15.4 Chipset Forecasts in Process Automation
5.7. 802.15.4 Chipset Forecasts by WSN Protocol Stack
Section 6.
COMPANY DIRECTORY
Section 7.
ACRONYMS
Section 8.
LINKS TO RELATED RESEARCH
8.1. Scope of Study
8.2. Sources and Methodology
8.3. Notes
11 Tables
12 Charts
- Process Industry Plants by Region
- Discrete Manufacturing Industry Factories by Region
- Process Automation Revenue by Region
- Factory Automation Revenue by Region
- Process Automation Wired Field Devices by Region
- Process Automation Wireless Sensor Networking TAM
- Process Automation 802.15.4 IC Shipments by Region
- 802.15.4 IC ASPs by BOM
- Process Automation 802.15.4 IC Revenue by Region
- 802.15.4 Chipset Shipments by WSN Protocol Stack
- 802.15.4 Chipset Revenue by WSN Protocol Stack
- Process Automation 802.15.4 IC Shipments by Region, World Market, Forecast: 2010 to 2016
4 Figures
- Factors Encouraging WSN Adoption in Industrial Automation
- Factors Inhibiting WSN Adoption in Industrial Automation
- Industrial Automation System
- Elements of IEEE 802.15.4