VIRTUAL WIRELESS DEVICES FOR INDUSTRIAL WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS

摘要

This disclosure provides an apparatus and method for virtual wireless devices for industrial wireless sensor networks, including but not limited to, in industrial control systems and other systems. A method includes initializing (502), by a physical wireless device (200, 400), a plurality of virtual wireless devices (420A-D) executing on the physical wireless device (200, 400). The method includes registering (504) with a control network (108) by the physical wireless device (200, 400). The method includes emulating (506) a plurality of wireless sensors, by the physical wireless device (200, 400) and in the control network, by using the virtual wireless devices (420A-D).