Hours:
20 hours (5 credits)

Room:

Aula Riunioni del Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1, 6th floor, Pisa

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Short Abstract:

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will leverage on heterogeneous wireless network technologies to integrate in a seamless manner Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) into existing information systems. Among the different solutions to ensure reliable and timely communication, the 6TiSCH architecture defined by the IETF is gaining research interest. 6TiSCH relies on the IEEE TSCH MAC protocol and includes the IETF suite of protocols to provide IPv6 connectivity for constrained wireless devices to integrate them with existing information systems. In this course, we will first introduce the different communication technologies for the IIoT and then we will carry out a comprehensive analysis of the 6TiSCH architecture to assess its performance and highlight the open research issues. In the last part of this course, we will overview how IIoT networks can be integrated with cloud platforms, introducing also the paradigm of fog computing to show how it can support industrial applications by enabling the execution of applications in proximity of CPS.

Course Contents in brief:

1. Introduction to the Industrial IoT (IIoT)
2. Overview of communication technologies for IIoT (5G, WiFi, TSCH, ...)
3. IETF 6TiSCH Architecture
   1. Protocols
   2. Scheduling (Centralized, Distributed, Autonomous, Hybrid)
   3. Performance
   4. Security
4. Integration of IIoT devices into Cloud platforms
5. Edge/Fog Computing for IIoT applications
6. Some relevant use cases

Schedule:

1. Day1 – 8:30-12:30
2. Day2 – 8:30-12:30
3. Day3 – 8:30-12:30
4. Day4 – 8:30-12:30
5. Day5 – 8:30-12:30