Mesh Network Protocols for the Industrial Internet of Things

One of the biggest promises of the Industrial Internet of Things is to leverage real-world data gathered through wireless sensor networks (WSN) to drive higher efficiencies and streamline business practices. The demands on WSNs are diverse, with sensors placed throughout buildings, city streets, industrial plants, tunnels and bridges, moving vehicles or in remote locations such as along pipelines and weather stations. A common requirement across such applications for the Industrial Internet of Things is for WSNs to deliver both low power and wire-like reliability and to do so across a broad spectrum of network shapes, sizes and data rates.