Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Practel, Inc.
Published: September 2009
Product Code: R606-102Description This report addresses current trends in the Wireless Smart Sensors networking. Particular, it concentrates on the following subjects:
- Specifics of Wireless Smart Sensors technologies
- Market for networks based on Wireless Smart Sensors
- Wireless Smart Sensors applications
- Wireless Smart Sensors networking industry
- Wireless Smart Sensors standardization process
- Role of power harvesting in the Wireless Smart Sensors development
- Role of power harvesting to keep a Green Society
- Analysis of mesh networking with Wireless Smart Sensors
- Progress in mesh networking standardization
- Market for mesh networking products, including Wireless Smart Sensors
- Mesh networking products market
- Mesh networking industry.
Applications of Wireless Smart Sensors networking penetrated both commercial and military sectors; several years ago military applications prevailed but currently the commercial segment is progressing very fast. Such applications as Smart Grid-Home Area Networks and other pushing Wireless Smart Sensor networking to its limits, requiring to build networks with many thousand nodes, as well as to develop smaller networks in very high volumes. The report analyzes Wireless Smart Sensor networking from both positions: manufacturer and end-user. Technological and marketing trends are presented; the report contains important information, which can help a wide audience of engineers and researches to determine their position on the discussed subjects.Table of Contents - 1.0 Introduction
- 1.1 General
- 1.2 Scope
- 1.3 Structure
- 1.4 Research Methodology
- 1.5 Target Audience
- 2.0 Wireless Smart Sensors Technology-Specifics and Applications
- 2.1 Smart Sensor Structure
- 2.1.1 General
- 2.1.2 Major Parts
- 2.2 Classification
- 2.3 Details
- 2.3.1 WSN-WSS
- 2.3.2 Requirements
- 2.4 Networking
- 2.4.1 WSN-WSS: Examples
- 2.5 WSS Functioning - Military Applications Example
- 2.6 Parameters
- 2.6.1 Details (Military Applications)
- 2.6.1.1 Examples Of Functioning
- 2.6.1.2 Future Combat Systems
- 2.6.1.2.1 Subgroups
- 2.6.1.2.1.1 Tactical Subgroup
- 2.6.1.2.1.2 Urban/MOUT Advanced Sensor Systems
- 2.6.1.3 Intelligent Munitions System (IMS)
- 2.6.2 Smart Grid - HAN - Example (Commercial Application)
- 2.7 Standardization: IEEE 1451
- 2.7.1 General
- 2.7.2 Family
- 2.7.3 Description
- 2.8 Major Applications
- 2.8.1 General
- 2.8.2 List of Applications
- 2.9 Challenges
- 2.10 Market Characteristics
- 2.10.1General Considerations
- 2.10.2 Estimate
- 2.10.3 Trends
- 2.11 WSS Vendors
- Arch Rock
- BAE Systems
- BBN
- Crossbow
- Crane
- GreenPeak (WSN)
- Dust Networks
- Elta-IAI
- Exensor
- Intel
- Freescale
- Harris
- IWT
- L3
- McQ
- MeshDynamics
- Millennial Net
- Moteiv-Sentilla
- MeshNetics
- Newtrax
- Nelco
- NRL
- Northrop Grumman
- Octave Technologies
- Plextek
- Qual-Tron
- Rheinmetall
- Selex
- Sensicast
- Sensinode
- SynapSense
- Telonics
- TextRon
- Thales
- Trident
- ZelTech
- 3.0 WSS and Non-traditional Power Sources - Friends of Environment
- 3.1 Methods
- 3.2 Batteries
- 3.3 New Technologies
- 3.3.1 Energy Sources
- 3.3.2 “Green” ZigBee
- 3.3.3 Industry
- AdaptivEnergy
- Advanced Cerametrics (ACI)
- Advanced Linear Devices
- AD Hoc Electronics
- AmbioSystems
- Ambient Micro
- Apollo Solar
- Cymbet
- EnOcean
- GreenPeak
- GreyStone
- Jennic
- KCF
- Micropelt
- Nokia
- Perpetuum
- Perpetua
- Powercast
- Schneider Electric
- Sentilla
- TI
- Zarlink Semiconductor
- 4.0 Mesh Networks
- 4.1 Standards
- 4.1.1 General
- 4.1.2 IEEE 802.11s
- 4.1.2.1 Standardization Process
- 4.2 Mesh Networks Specifics
- 4.2.1 Features
- 4.2.2 Benefits and Limitations
- 4.2.3 Architectures
- 4.3 Routing Protocols
- 4.3.1 Too Many
- 4.3.1.1. Lack of Standardization
- 4.3.1.2 Applications Variety
- 4.3.2 Protocols
- 4.4 Security Issues
- 4.4.1 General
- 4.4.2 802.11
- 4.4.3 UWB
- 4.4.4 ZigBee
- 4.5 Market
- 4.5.1 Major Applications
- 4.5.1.1 Industrial Automation
- 4.5.1.2 Public Safety Network and First Responder Applications.
- 4.6 Market Estimate
- 4.6.1 Market Leaders
- 4.6.2 Forecast
- 4.7 Major WMN Vendors and their Portfolios
- Atheros (chipsets)
- Azalea
- BelAir (Nodes)
- Cisco (Protocols, Nodes)
- Crossbow (nodes)
- Dust Networks (WMN Nodes)
- Digi
- Ember (ZigBee chips for WMN)
- Intel (Nodes)
- IWT (Network Solution)
- IPMobileNet (WMN)
- JDL
- FireTide (Mesh network-Public safety applications)
- Foxboro-Invensys (MN for Industrial Automation)
- MeshDynamics (Nodes)
- Millennial Net (SW and Systems)
- Mitre (protocols)
- Motorola (Nodes)
- Newtrax (WSN-mesh, WSS)
- Northrop Grumman (Nodes)
- NovaRoam (Public Safety Communications -WMN)
- Octave Technologies (SW)
- PacketHop (WMN SW)
- Proxim (WMN Nodes)
- Rajant (WMN-Military, First Responders)
- Sensoria-Tranzeo (WMN for Public Safety Communications)
- Sensicast (WMN for Industrial Automation)
- SkyPilot Networks-Acquired by Trilliant in 2009 (WMN Nodes)
- Strix (Nodes)
- Sirran (WMN Nodes)
- Qorvus (WMN for IA)
- Trango Broadband
- Tropos (routers, OS)
- 5.0 Conclusions
- Appendix I: Grid Development - Smart Meters Deployments Plans
- Figure 1: Two Groups
- Figure 2: WSS-Functions
- Figure 3: WSS Technologies
- Figure 4: Distribution Factor (Military-UGS)
- Figure 5: WSN-WSS Node
- Figure 6: Market Estimate: UGS Nodes Sale ($M)
- Figure 7: Market Estimate: UGS Nodes Sale (Mil. Units)
- Figure 8: Commercial Segment: Addressable WSS Market ($B)
- Figure 9: Commercial Segment: Addressable WSS Market (Units Mil)
- Figure 10: WSS Market Geographical Segmentation
- Figure 11: WSS Network Sizing
- Figure 12: Mesh Network Diagram
- Figure 13: WiMesh Stack
- Figure 14: Addressable Market: Mesh Network Equipment Sale (Commercial Applications, U.S.; $B)
- Figure 15: Mesh Network Radio Technologies
- Figure 16: Technology Segmentation: Mesh Network Market
- Figure 17: Mesh Network Market Geography (2009)
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