New Trends in the Practical Deployment of Industrial Wireless: From Noncritical to Critical Use Cases

Approximately a decade after their introduction, industrial wireless technologies are on the rise. Recognizing this need, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) began working on a best practices operational guide, the Practical Guide to Industrial Wireless Systems Deployment. This guide is currently under development in the NIST Industrial Wireless Systems Technical Working Group (IWSTWG), in collaboration with the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) Standards Technical Committee (TC) and the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurements Society (IMS) TC-9 committee. This article covers contributions made by IES Standards TC members to the wireless practices and applications relevant for industrial wireless systems in the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) encompassing noncritical and critical use cases.