At the heart of Emerson’s Smart Wireless approach is the Self-Organizing (mesh) network. Secure, infinitely configurable, with data reliability of greater than 99%, Emerson’s self-organizing network ensures an adaptive, flexible approach to wireless that defies the “canyons of metal” which define most plants.

Unlike many approaches to in-plant wireless which require direct line-of-sight between the instrument and the communications gateway, Emerson’s Smart Wireless approach ensures the greatest network integrity by allowing devices to communicate with each other. This means there is no single point of failure, every device serves as a network connector.

Line-of-Sight or Self-Organizing?

In traditional point-to-point or line-of-sight wireless approaches, real-world network and data reliability can be as low as 40% because of dynamic and harsh process environments. Process manufacturers need greater integrity in their network.

By contrast, Emerson’s Smart Wireless approach in real-world customer trials delivers greater than 99% data reliability, consistently. This is primarily enabled by the self-organizing nature of the technology platform. In the event a temporary obstruction blocks a direct connection, the network automatically reroutes the signal to an adjacent device, ensuring network reliability and data integrity.

Using the proven Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol (TSMP), which can be supported by both 900MHz and 2.4GHz (IEEE 802.15.4), this approach offers an unparalleled robustness…tolerant to almost all interferences – permanent or temporary. Additionally, it reliably coexists with other wireless networks.