Integration of wireless mobile nodes in MAP/MMS

Abstract In industrial networking, wireless communication can be justified by a functional requirement (e.g., communication with mobile nodes) or by convenience (e.g., physical reconfiguration). The latter case is important in flexible manufacturing, where reconfigurations can be costly. On the other hand, the control of mobile devices (autonomous vehicles, mobile robots, etc.) is a fundamental requirement, especially in flexible manufacturing. This paper presents a way of managing mobile wireless nodes as a distributed application using the MMS Object Model.