doc.: IEEE e Submission November, 2008 Chol Su Kang et al.Slide 1 Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Process Automation] Date Submitted: [10 Nov, 2008] Source: [Chol Su Kang, Rick Enns, Kuor Hsin Chang, Ludwig Winkel, José A. Gutierrez, Kris Pister, Clint Powell] Companies [Dust Networks, Freescale, Emerson, Siemens AG] Address: [30695 Huntwood Avenue, Hayward, CA USA; 890 N. McCarthy Blvd, Suite 120, Milpitas, CA USA; 8000 West Florissant Avenue St. Louis, Missouri USA; Siemensallee 74, Karlsruhe, Germany] Voice:[+1 (510) , +1 (408) , +1 (650) , +1 (480) , +1 (314) , +49 (721) ] Re: [n/a] Abstract:[Process Automation] Purpose:[This document explains the Process Automation] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P

doc.: IEEE e SubmissionSlide 2 Process Automation Chol Su Kang - Dust Networks Rick Enns - Consultant Kuor Hsin Chang - Freescale Ludwig Winkel – Siemens José A. Gutierrez – Emerson Kris Pister – UC Berkeley/Dust Networks Clinton Powell - Freescale November, 2008 Chol Su Kang et al.

doc.: IEEE e Submission November, 2008 Chol Su Kang et al.Slide 3 Process Automation Automation of procedures involving chemical or mechanical steps to aid in manufacturing, usually carried out on a large scale. Industrial processes make the production of an otherwise rare material cheaper, economically feasible, and increase in quality and productivity.

doc.: IEEE e Submission November, 2008 Chol Su Kang et al.Slide 4 Industrial Process Examples Petroleum and organic compound Process Iron and Steel Process Purification Process Physical Reshaping Process Electrolysis Process Pharmaceutical Others

doc.: IEEE e Submission Process Automation Attributes Reliability Long Lifetime and long mean time between maintenances –Long Battery Life ( > 5 years) Relatively large number of devices in the network that monitors and controls the process automation Moderate performance –Latency: hundreds of milliseconds to minutes –Throughput: 100 bps to ten’s of Kbps Coverage: relatively large area (e.g., 2km x 1km) Easy of Use November, 2008 Chol Su Kang et al.

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