The present invention provides systems and methods for facilitating
communications between various components of distributed system.
Specifically, the systems and methods of the present invention provide a
wireless network for linking the various components of manufacturing
equipment or manufacturing systems to one or more central control
devices. Each component of the manufacturing equipment and the central
control devices include a wireless module for handling communications
between the components and the control devices. In some embodiments, one
or more of the components may act as a server for other components in the
network. In some embodiments, multiple data channels are used for
communication between the components and the central control devices.