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Some Future Directions in Fieldbus Research and Development

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In this paper, we attempt to explore the different topics where there still exist opportunities for research and development in the fieldbus domain. Different venues are explored and the main problems are outlined. References to on-going work are given.

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  1. CSEM, Jaquet-Droz 1, 2007, Neuchatel, Switzerland

    J.-D. Decotignie

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  1. Institut für Computertechnik, Vienna, Austria

    Dietmar Dietrich

  2. Institut für Elektrische Meßtechnik und Schaltungstechnik, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria

    Herbert Schweinzer

  3. Institut für Automation und Kommunikation e.V., Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Peter Neumann

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Decotignie, JD. (1999). Some Future Directions in Fieldbus Research and Development. In: Dietrich, D., Schweinzer, H., Neumann, P. (eds) Fieldbus Technology. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6421-1_40

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