随着适当安全措施的实施在未来得到充分重视 供水行业，许多城市不仅面临着 通过监控和数据采集（SCADA）监控其设施，但增加远程视频监控和 远程站点的安全数据记录。如今，大多数市镇已经建立了监控与数据采集系统 系统已经就位，但那些使用无线电通信作为主要骨干的 仅限于小于9600 bps的小带宽。这使得市政当局只有 数据记录检索和远程监控应用的最小带宽。 最近，市场上的无线产品出现了爆炸式增长 将允许市政当局利用其现有基础设施和可用资源。 这些无线产品基于以太网通信介质，即 大多数办公网络环境中的底层核心。 本文回顾了无线以太网通信的基本概念、设计和实现 新的和现有的市政SCADA系统的实施考虑， 与传统无线电系统相比，使用无线以太网的优势及其应用 数据记录检索和视频监控系统。 还讨论了一个成功设计和实施项目的实际案例研究 在大城市使用无线以太网SCADA系统。 案例研究 检查与市政府现有SCADA通信的集成 基础设施、使用的设计标准、实现的效益和未来IT发展潜力。包括数字。

With the implementation of appropriate security measures receiving full attention in the water supply industry, many municipalities are faced with the challenge of not only monitoring their facilities through supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), but adding remote video surveillance and datalogging for security at remote sites. Most municipalities today already have SCADA systems in place, but those using radio communications as the primary backbone are limited to small bandwidths of less than 9600 bps. This leaves municipalities with only minimal bandwidth for datalogging retrieval and remote surveillance applications. Recently there has been an explosion in wireless products available on the market that will allow municipalities to leverage their existing infrastructure and available resources. These wireless products are based on the Ethernet communications media that is the underlying core in most office networking environments. This paper reviews fundamental concepts of wireless Ethernet communication, design considerations for implementation into new and existing municipal SCADA systems, benefits of using wireless Ethernet versus conventional radio systems, and its application with datalogging retrieval and video surveillance systems. Also discussed is an actual case study on a successful design and implementation project using a wireless Ethernet SCADA system in a large municipality. The case study examines integration into the Muncipality's existing SCADA communications infrastructure, design criteria used, benefits realized, and future IT development potential. Includes figures.