Remote monitoring and control
Remote monitoring and control refers to a field of industrial automation that is entering a new era with the development of wireless sensing devices. Initially limited to SCADA technology, remote monitoring and control refers to the measurement of disparate devices from a network operations center or control room and the ability to change the operation of these devices from that central office.
Today the application of remote monitoring and control extends from fields such as:
- Smart Grid
- Positive Train control
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Pipeline sensors
- Patient monitoring[1]
- Desktop/Server monitoring[2]
While this field overlaps with machine to machine communications, the two are not identical.
References
- ^ X-care is a hardware /embedded software tool which can ensure high levels of service in healthcare sector. It enables hospital management staff ensure quicker response times to patient needs. Refernce: http://experionglobal.com/media/static/X-Care.pdf
- ^ X-Track is a business reflex tool which enables tracking of a host of parameters for limit deviations (including temperature, voltage, etc. in Infrastructure Facilities and Data Centers, also facilitating accreditation and regulatory compliance. http://experionglobal.com/media/static/X-Track-Brochure.pdf