An ISA100.11a Model Implementation for Accurate Industrial WSN Simulation in ns-3
Zoltan Padrah, Catalin Pop, Eusebiu Jecan, Andra Elena Iulia Pastrav, Tudor Petru Palade, Ovidiu Rațiu, Emanuel Puşchiţă · 2020
This paper presents the implementation and experimental validation of an ISA100.11a simulation model for industrial wireless sensor networks (IWSN). High simulation accuracy is achieved by integrating in ns-3 simulator the software stack running on the field devices. The same IWSN is implemented on both an experimental setup employing commercial hardware and a simulation scenario. The evaluation is performed in terms of specific network formation and operation metrics, highlighting the potential of the proposed model to accurately predict IWSN behavior.