Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks: Enabling Wireless Sensors With IEEE 802.15.4

This updated edition provides detailed information on theamendments to the standard including IEEE 802.15.4a, IEEE802.15.4c, IEEE 802.15.4d, IEEE 802.15.4e, IEEE 802.15.4f, and IEEE802.15.4g, as well as an update on the ZigBee Alliance. This bookextends the previous editions by adding a new section centered onproviding a complete presentation of the WirelessHART protocol.

Divided into four parts, the first part of the book presents anoverview of the low-rate wireless personal area technology and IEEE802.15.4. Not only a technical introduction, this part of the bookis valuable to marketing and business professionals. It can helpthem understand the technology and vision behind thestandards’ conception so they can more effectively planmarketing and business strategies. The second part of the textconcentrates on the technical features and components of thestandard, while the third part focuses on implementation and systemdesign considerations. WirelessHART is covered in the fourth partproviding details that demonstrate how a high performance andreliable industrial standard can be built on the IEEE 802.15.4technology.