ABSTRACT
Many industrial automation applications are designed to be very ®exible in order to manufacture productswithincreasede§ciency.¥us,a®exiblecommunicationinfrastructureisrequired,leadingtoa growingdemandforwireless networks.Wirelessnetworks ful¦lltheserequirementsbecause theyoªer more®exibility,costreductions,andhighermobilitytotheautomationsystemascomparedtotheir wired counterparts.
