EN 62948:2017

Industrial networks - Wireless communication network and communication profiles - WIA-FA

IEC 62948:2017(E) specifies the system architecture and communication protocol of WIA-FA (Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation - Factory Automation) based on IEEE STD 802.11-2012 physical layer (PHY). This document applies to wireless network systems for factory automation measuring, monitoring and control.

Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze - Kommunikationsnetze und Kommunikationsprofile - WIA-FA

Réseaux industriels - Réseau de communication sans fil et profils de communication - WIA-FA

IEC 62948:2017 spécifie l'architecture du système et le protocole de communication des WIA-FA (Wireless Networks for Industrial Automation - Factory Automation) basés sur la couche physique (PHY) de l'IEEE STD 802.11-2012. Le présent document s'applique aux systèmes de réseau sans fil pour la mesure, la surveillance et la commande de l'automatisation d'usine. Le contenu du rectificatif de mars 2021 a été inclus dans cette copie.

Industrijska omrežja - Brezžično komunikacijsko omrežje in komunikacijski profili - WIA-FA (IEC 62948:2017)

Ta mednarodni standard določa sistemsko arhitekturo in komunikacijski protokol WIA-FA (brezžična omrežja za industrijsko avtomatizacijo – tovarniška avtomatizacija), ki temelji na fizični plasti IEEE STD 802.11-2012 (PHY).
Ta dokument se uporablja za brezžične omrežne sisteme za merjenje, spremljanje in nadzorovanje tovarniške avtomatizacije.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Nov-2017
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Nov-2020
• ICS: 25.040.40 - Industrial process measurement and control
• ICS: 35.110 - Networking
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 65X - Industrial-process measurement, control and automation
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 65C - IEC_SC_65C
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2017
• Completion Date: 01-Dec-2017
• Ref Project: SIST EN 62948:2018 - Industrial networks - Wireless communication network and communication profiles - WIA-FA (IEC 62948:2017)

Relations

• Corrected By: EN 62948:2017/AC:2021-03 - Industrial networks - Wireless communication network and communication profiles - WIA-FA
• Effective Date: 16-Mar-2021

Standards Content (Sample)

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Industrial networks - Wireless communication network and communication profiles - WIA-
FA (IEC 62948:2017)
Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze - Kommunikationsnetze und Kommunikationsprofile -
WIA-FA (IEC 62948:2017)
Réseaux industriels - Réseau de communication sans fil et profils de communication -
WIA-FA (IEC 62948:2017)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 62948:2017
ICS:
25.040.40 Merjenje in krmiljenje Industrial process
industrijskih postopkov measurement and control
35.110 Omreževanje Networking
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 62948
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2017
ICS 25.040.40; 35.110
English Version
Industrial networks - Wireless communication network
and communication profiles - WIA-FA
(IEC 62948:2017)
Réseaux industriels - Réseau de communication sans fil et Industrielle Kommunikationsnetze - Kommunikationsnetze
profils de communication - WIA-FA und Kommunikationsprofile - WIA-FA
(IEC 62948:2017) (IEC 62948:2017)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2017-08-31. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
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Ref. No. EN 62948:2017 E
European foreword
The text of document 65C/877/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62948, prepared by SC 65C "Industrial
networks" of IEC/TC 65 "Industrial-process measurement, control and automation" was submitted to
the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 62948:2017.

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The text of the International Standard IEC 62948:2017 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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IEC 62657-2 NOTE Harmonized as EN 62657-2.
Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
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IEC 61588 -  Precision clock synchronization protocol - -
for networked measurement and control
systems
IEEE 802.11 2012 IEEE Standard for Information technology - - -
Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems - Local and
metropolitan area networks - Specific
requirements -
Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access
Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
Specifications
IEC 62948 ®
Edition 1.0 2017-07
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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Industrial networks – Wireless communication network and communication

profiles – WIA-FA
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ICS 25.040.40; 35.110 ISBN 978-2-8322-4607-8

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 12
1 Scope . 14
2 Normative references . 14
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviated terms, and conventions . 14
3.1 Terms and definitions . 14
3.2 Abbreviated terms . 17
3.3 Conventions . 19
4 Data coding . 20
4.1 Overview. 20
4.2 Basic data type coding . 21
4.2.1 Integer coding. 21
4.2.2 Unsigned coding . 21
4.2.3 Float coding . 22
4.2.4 Octetstring coding . 23
4.2.5 BitField coding . 23
4.2.6 Bitstring coding . 24
4.2.7 TimeData coding . 24
4.2.8 KeyData coding . 25
4.3 Structured data type coding . 25
4.3.1 Structure type coding . 25
4.3.2 List type coding . 25
5 WIA-FA overview . 25
5.1 Device types . 25
5.1.1 General . 25
5.1.2 Host computer . 25
5.1.3 Gateway device . 25
5.1.4 Access device . 26
5.1.5 Field device . 26
5.1.6 Handheld device . 26
5.2 Network topology . 26
5.3 Protocol architecture . 27
6 System management . 29
6.1 Overview. 29
6.2 Device Management Application Process . 30
6.2.1 General . 30
6.2.2 Network manager . 32
6.2.3 Security manager . 32
6.2.4 Network management module . 32
6.2.5 Security management module . 32
6.2.6 DMAP state machines . 32
6.3 Addressing and address assignment . 44
6.4 Communication resource allocation . 45
6.4.1 General . 45
6.4.2 Communication resource allocation . 45
6.5 Joining and leave process of field device . 46
6.5.1 Join process of a field device . 46

IEC 62948:2017 © IEC 2017 – 3 –
6.5.2 Communication resource allocation to field device . 47
6.5.3 Leaving process of a field device . 48
6.6 Network performance monitoring . 49
6.6.1 Device status report . 49
6.6.2 Channel condition report . 50
6.7 Management information base and services . 50
6.7.1 Management information base . 50
6.7.2 MIB services . 61
7 Physical layer . 64
7.1 General . 64
7.2 General requirements based on IEEE STD 802.11-2012 . 64
7.3 Additional requirements . 65
7.3.1 General . 65
7.3.2 Frequency band . 65
7.3.3 Channel bitmap . 65
7.3.4 Transmit power . 67
7.3.5 Data rate . 67
8 Data Link Layer . 67
8.1 General . 67
8.1.1 DLL functions . 67
8.1.2 Protocol architecture . 67
8.1.3 WIA-FA superframe . 68
8.1.4 Communication based on multiple access devices . 70
8.1.5 Time synchronization . 72
8.1.6 Frame aggregation/disaggregation. 73
8.1.7 Fragmentation and reassembly .
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