Radio Frequency (RF) Mesh Based Industrial IoT Solution

In recent years, there is an increased interest in IoT solutions with the introduction of application areas such as the Industrial Internet and Smart Grid. Wireless IoT networks consist of devices with wireless capability operating autonomously and reporting application-specific parameters to a central entity. The reported parameters depend on the application and vary in terms of bandwidth, delay, and Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. For example, a Smart Grid application requires reporting of the electricity grid data with low delay to a central controller. For this application, the delay experienced in the network should be deterministic to guarantee reliable control of the Grid. This brings about the challenge of having a solution with a deterministic network delay. In 2012, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) published an amendment document to the 802.15.4 medium access control (MAC) protocol to enable time-slotted access to the communication medium called IEEE 802.15.4e. Furthermore, the nodes using IEEE 802.15.4e MAC can use hopping between different frequency bands to improve communication reliability. Recently, a standardization effort is being put forward to bring together 4e MAC and already established IPv6 technology within the wireless sensors with IEEE 802.15.4e. This will enable a deterministic mesh networking protocol which can be a cornet stone for future high reliable Machine to Machine communications. This protocol is named 6TiSCH (IPv6 routing over time-slotted channel hopping MAC). The Turkish company offers wireless IoT solutions using Internet Engineering Task Force(IETF) 6TiSCH technology which can connect wireless devices with high reliability and be utilized in Industrial settings and also in infrastructure monitoring. The company is looking for industrial partners under technological and licensing agreements.