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Advances in Wireless Protocols for Building Automation (Technical Insights)

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Frost & Sullivan
Published: September 2006
Product Code: R1-5075
Description
Research Overview

This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Advances in Wireless Protocols for Building Automation provides an in-depth analysis of the technical developments surrounding wireless technology adoption in buildings, and looks at its impact on the building automation space through key drivers, influencing market factors, challenges backed by scenario, stakeholder, patent and M&A analysis, to identify the complex activities that encompass the disruptive opportunities wireless technology provides.

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Market Sectors

Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
  • Wireless
  • Building technologies
  • Automation & control systems
  • Sensors
  • HVAC
Technologies

The following technologies are covered in this research:
  • Wireless network
  • Wireless sensor network
  • Wireless mesh network
  • Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi
  • ZigBee
  • Building automation system
  • Sensor technology
Technology Overview

Advances in Technology Shift Focus of Pervasive Communication to Building Automation Space

The future of human civilization revolves around the idea of pervasive communication, which is envisioned to be so powerful that everyday devices will be able to identify each other’s presence, role, and interactions in a beneficial manner. Sensing of physical environmental conditions will be extremely easy with high reliability, rather than just being a data acquisition activity. "The information collected by devices are likely to be processed and used to generate an intelligent response that is expected to lead to coordinated action amongst devices to satisfy user and system needs," according to the analyst of the study. "Due to the progress and technology development in the area of wireless communication, the situation has come to translate this dream to reality and apply it to a lot of applications such as building automation."

However, the ability to carry out sensing, computing, and manipulating activities related to the physical world is not practically viable on a wired infrastructure consisting of a number of instruments. It requires a lot of effort, consumes time, and is very costly. Hence the users do not prefer it. Wireless communication offers a solution, whereby these challenges are overcome giving rise to possibility of deploying a large array of sensors that can improve the system performance.

Evolution of Wired Infrastructure to Boost Future of Building Automation

Traditional building automation systems have been able to obtain limited benefits from the information present in devices, systems, and physical environment, due to the limitation of wiring areas. Again the cost, convenience, and time associated with wiring the entire infrastructure have created a gap between application needs and offered capabilities. Installing new sensors, connecting hard-to-wire areas with systems, monitoring device or structural health, and commissioning new systems or retro-fitting, offer a very limited scope of deployment. Wireless communication-based devices provide the answer for all these problems. Cost and reliability, which form the underlying factors for adoption of a disruptive technology such as wireless in the building automation space, have reached a stage wherein the various factions of building industry can evaluate wireless technology, and deploy it immediately to avail the tangible and intangible benefits offered by it.

Wired infrastructures have traditionally dominated the building automation space with decades of technological evolution often marred by limited technical capability, presence of proprietary solutions, or cost. "However, in the recent years wired building automation systems have taken building operation to new heights through deployment of sensor network, embedded intelligence in field level devices, greater device integration, and decision making control strategies," explains the analyst. "All these have translated into a future of building automation, which will provide excellent comfort levels, state-of-the-art security, optimized operational costs, and exceptional smartness."
Table of Contents
1 | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Executive Summary


1. Research Overview

2. Research Scope and Segmentation

3. Methodology


Key Research Findings


1. Key Technologies and Innovations

2. Key Applications




2 | SCENARIO ANALYSIS

Vertical Snapshot - Building Automation Space


1. Current Industry Challenges

2. Technical Needs


Technology Snapshot - Wireless Protocols


1. Value Proposition of Wireless Technology

2. Analyst Insights




3 | WIRELESS PROTOCOLS -- COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Wireless Protocols in Building Automation


1. Wireless Protocol Landscape

2. WPAN and WLAN


Competitive Differentiation


1. Assessment of Applications

2. SWOT Analysis




4 | KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN RESEARCH SECTOR

Assessment of Research Related to Energy Management and Routing Algorithms Issues--World


1. A Probabilistic Algorithm for Efficient and Robust Data Propagation in Wireless Sensor Network--Greece

2. Interference-Based Routing in Multihop Wireless Infrastructures--Netherlands

3. An Adaptive Bluetooth Packet Selection and Scheduling Scheme in Interference Environments--Taiwan

4. An Efficient Heuristic for Selecting Active Nodes in WSNs--Brazil

5. Energy Efficient Information Dissemination Protocols by Negotiation for WSN--China

6. Design of a Distributed Energy-Efficient Clustering Algorithm for Heterogeneous WSN--China

7. Understanding Optimal Data Gathering in the Energy and Latency Domains of a WSN--Italy


Assessment of Research related to Multifaceted Issues--World


1. Cementing Standardization Efforts via Research--Belgium

2. PNNL Takes Application of Wireless Technology to New Heights--USA

3. Analysis of a Topology Control Paradigm in WPAN/WLAN Environment--Greece

4. Priority-Based Service Differentiation Scheme for IEEE 802.15.4 Sensor--Korea

5. Performance Limitations of the MAC Layer in 802.15.4 Low- Rate PAN--Canada




5 | KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN CORPORATE SECTOR

Assessment of Innovations in ZigBee Landscape--World


1. Stressing Improved Service and Long-term Support Capabilities--Taiwan

2. Developing Functionalities with Supreme Performance--Korea

3. Understanding ZigBee Solution Requirements--USA

4. Making ZigBee Integration Easy--Netherlands

5. Bringing Wireless Technology & M2M Closer--France

6. Arming OEM's With Sought-after Flexibility--USA

7. Driving Adoption Through 'Complete' Focus--Russia


Assessment of Innovations in WiFi and Bluetooth Landscape--World


1. Developing Novel Bluetooth Solutions--Germany

2. Integration of Bluetooth & LonWorks--Denmark

3. Addressing Harsh RF Challenges through Wireless Mesh Networking--USA


Assessment of Innovations in Overall Wireless Landscape--World


1. Bringing Wireless Closer to Internet and Enterprise Frameworks--USA

2. Delivering State-of-the-art Wireless Sensor Network Solution--USA

3. Employing FHSS To Develop Robust Wireless Network--Canada

4. Pioneering Fault Detection & Diagnosis Solutions--Italy

5. BACnet-based Building Automation Adopts Wireless--USA

6. Taking Building Automation To New Heights--USA

7. The Ultimate Integration of IP & Wireless--USA




6 | ASSESSMENT OF STAKEHOLDER INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES

Stakeholder Assessment and Analysis


1. Noteworthy Innovation at Academic and Government-Related Institutions

2. Noteworthy Innovation at Companies


Influential Market Factors


1. M&A Analysis

2. Regulatory and Political or Other Factors




7 | TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION FACTOR ANALYSIS

Analysis of Technology Drivers


1. Wireless Technology -- Attributes and Benefits

2. Key Adoption Drivers


Analysis of Technology Challenges


1. Performance Parameters

2. Network Security

3. Overcrowded ISM Band

4. Standards Assessment

5. Impact Analysis of Challenges




8 | FUNDING ANALYSIS

Sources & Challenges


1. Funding Sources and Dynamics

2. Bridging The Valley of Death


Analysis of Funding Activites


1. Existing Funding

2. Potential Funding




9 | BUILDING AND WIRELESS--A FUTURISTIC OUTLOOK

Technology & Applications Foresight


1. Technology Roadmap

2. Applications Roadmap


Technology & Applications Assessment


1. Future of Wireless Sensor Networks

2. Future Building Automation Architecture




10 | PATENTS; PATENT ANALYSIS & KEY INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS

Snapshot of Intellectual Property Domain


1. Recent Patents

2. Analysis of Granted and Published Patents


Database of Key Participants


1. Research

2. Corporate




11 | DECISION SUPPORT DATABASE

Database Tables


1. Number of Commercial Building--North America (1999 to 2009)

2. Number of Universities and Colleges--North America (1999 to 2009)

3. Number of Retail Stores--North America (1999 to 2009)

4. Number of Restaurants--North America (1999 to 2009)

5. CO2 Emissions--North America (1999 to 2009)
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