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ETSI/IPSO Plugtest

2012-02-04T09:40:00.000-08:00

"http://www.etsi.org/plugtests/coap/coap.htm
Registration is open for the upcoming CoAP Plugtest event organized by ETSI and the IPSO Alliance, which will be held together with the upcoming IETF in Paris. Participation is free of charge for IETF attendees, ETSI members and IPSO members. Anyone with a CoAP client and/or server implementation is welcome to participate. Already over 10 participants have registered, we hope to see you there.

Feel free to be in contact with me or plugtests@etsi.org if you have any questions."

Via IETF CORE WG mailing list

TI unveils SimpleLink family of wireless processors

2012-01-30T08:37:00.000-08:00

"Devices ease integration with any embedded system.

Intended to simplify wireless design, the SimpleLink line of connectivity devices from Texas Instruments offers solutions for multiple wireless technologies, including WiFi, ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, and ANT. These wireless network processors include self-contained software stacks and require little to no RF expertise.

The SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3000, an RF-certified IEEE 802.11 network processor, allows developers to quickly add Internet connectivity to any embedded application. It consumes only 0.5% of resources, compared to conventional W-Fi, with an ultralow memory footprint-as low as 6 kbytes of flash memory and 3 kbytes of RAM. What's more, the CC3000 runs on any low-cost microcontroller without the need for an operating system. "

Read More: TMWorld
Texas Instruments, www.ti.com/ww/en/simplelink

NXP and Belkin Bring 6LoWPAN Connectivity to the Home

2012-01-23T11:14:00.000-08:00

"Joint Demo at CES 2012 Features Belkin WeMo Device to Bridge Wi-Fi and JenNet-IP
LAS VEGAS, NV, Jan 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- What if every device in your home had its own Internet IP address? At the 2012 International CES this week, NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI -0.22% and Belkin International, Inc. will demonstrate a "smart home" network that allows you to control light bulbs -- each with its own IPv6 address -- using a smartphone or tablet. The network features a WeMo device from Belkin that enables mobile devices using Wi-Fi to interact securely with smart home appliances using JenNet-IP -- NXP's ultra-low-power wireless connectivity software based on 6LoWPAN and IEEE 802.15.4."

Read More: Market Watch: NXP and Belkin Bring 6LoWPAN Connectivity to the Home

Google Joins IPSO Alliance, Along with Electronics-Maker Fujitsu

2012-01-03T09:59:00.000-08:00

"Smart object group adds two of technology's biggest names, three specialized energy partners, to growing membership

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology leader Google has joined the IPSO Alliance, a group of technology companies with the common goal of promoting the Internet Protocol for smart object communications, allowing items ranging from appliances to factories to cars to "communicate" as individuals do over the Internet. In addition to Google, top IT and technology manufacturing company Fujitsu has joined IPSO, alongside specialty electronics companies Elster Electric, Echelon Corp. and Augusta Systems."

Read More: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/google-joins-ipso-alliance-along-with-electronics-maker-fujitsu-79638482.html

Video: NXP Smart Lighting Illuminates the Connected Home

2011-11-13T08:13:00.001-08:00

"Internet-enabled Smart Lighting signals a fundamental shift in how we interact with lights - helping individuals, businesses and governments save energy. This video, partly filmed in a San Jose, Calif. home with a 70-node smart lighting network, explores the universe of possibilities enabled in a world where every light bulb has an IP address.

Video Link

NXP solutions featured include the GreenChip smart lighting solution (GreenChip iSSL and iCFL), which incorporates JenNet-IP network layer software. Based on 6LoWPAN, JenNet-IP enables ultra-low-power wireless connectivity and can be extended to other smart devices in both residential and commercial buildings.

JenNet-IP: http://www.nxp.com/jennic/products/protocol_stacks/jennet-ip
GreenChip Smart Lighting: http://www.nxp.com/greenchip/smartlighting"

The IPSO Alliance Debuts New Technology

2011-10-26T08:01:00.000-07:00

"The IPSO Alliance wrapped up a full week of successful IP-related events including a two-day interoperability test, public member product demonstration, and informative member meeting. "This has been a great week for the IPSO Alliance. We've shown the viability of using IP to bring together embedded networking across all industries," said Geoff Mulligan, Chairman of the Alliance.

The week began with 11 companies participating in the multi-vendor IP Smart Object interoperability event, which tested implementations of 6LoWPAN, IPv6, and COAP. IPSO member companies Bosch, Convergence Wireless, Dust Networks, NXP Semiconductor, Proto6, Sensinode, Symphony Networks, Ubilogix and Watteco were key contributors of 'unplug-fest.'"

Read More: Marketwatch

NanoService: A Platform for the Internet of Things

2011-10-19T09:09:00.000-07:00

"NanoService platform handles application delivery and management of embedded Web services that are part of machine-to-machine applications.

The Internet of Things concept is drawing an increasing level of interest from manufacturers for a number of reasons, most notably its application in machine-to-machine (M2M) connections. (Access “Manufacturing and The Internet of Things” article to learn more.)
To help manufacturers implement an Internet of Things architecture and begin reaping the benefits of the increased manufacturing intelligence it can provide, Sensinode has released its NanoService platform for delivery and support of applications for the embedded Web. Sensinode is a developer of commercial 6LoWPAN and related IPv6 technologies for the embedded Internet."

Read More: A Platform for the Internet of Things by David Greenfield

Nivis Launches New Smart Objects Networking Platform

2011-10-19T09:05:00.001-07:00

"Platform Allows Any Device to Become Remotely Addressable via the Internet

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - Oct 18, 2011) - Nivis, LLC, a global leader in Smart Grid and Industrial Wireless networks, today announced that it successfully demonstrated its new Smart Objects networking platform at the IPSO Alliance press reception, which was held at the Santa Clara TechMart. The new platform instills virtually any object with IP-based communication abilities, enabling a broad range of new applications in industries such as Smart metering, Smart lighting, Industrial Automation, Building Automation, Environmental Monitoring, and Healthcare Monitoring. The Nivis Smart Objects networking platform enables the Internet of Things concept championed by the IPSO Alliance. From Smart meters to Smart lighting and beyond, embedded systems are turning everyday things into Smart Objects capable of communication with the world around them. For Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) seeking to develop a Smart Object or Smart Object application, the learning curve for the networking component is an impediment to bringing a solution to market. Nivis reduces this learning curve with its Smart Objects networking platform, allowing OEMs to quickly incorporate the platform into their solution with reduced costs and faster time to market."

Read More: MarketWire

Research Paper: 6LoWPAN Stacks- A Survey by Yibo, Chen et al.

2011-10-17T08:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry I couldn't access the publication at home but as the abstract mentions major implementations of 6lowpan i.e. uIP/Contiki, SICSlowpan, 6lowpancli, B6LoWPAN, BLIP, NanoStack and Jennic's stack, I thought its worth sharing. /HM

6LoWPAN Stacks- A Survey by Yibo, Chen et al.
"Abstract: Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is one of the key technologies of 21st century, while it is a very active and challenging research area. It seems that in the next coming year, thanks to 6LoWPAN, these wireless micro-sensors will be embedded in everywhere, because 6LoWPAN enables P2P connection between wireless nodes over IPv6. Nowadays different implementations of 6LoWPAN stacks are available so it is interesting to evaluate their performance in term of memory footprint and compliant with the RFC4919 and RFC4944. In this paper, we present a survey on the state-of-art of the current implementation of 6LoWPAN stacks such as uIP/Contiki, SICSlowpan, 6lowpancli, B6LoWPAN, BLIP, NanoStack and Jennic's stack. The key features of all these 6LoWPAN stacks will be established. Finally, we discuss the evolution of the current implementations of 6LoWPAN stacks."

Link: here

Video: JenNet-IP Smart Home Control Demo by NXP (6LoWPAN)

2011-10-13T07:33:00.000-07:00

Cool! /HM

Video: Link

"JenNet-IP: What if every device in your home had its own Internet IP address? Steve Rymer of NXP Semiconductors' Low Power RF product line demonstrates a "smart" home network that can be managed wirelessly via an iPad or Android tablet or remote control. The smart devices are communicating using JenNet-IP - NXP's ultra-low-power wireless connectivity network layer software based on 6LoWPAN. For detailed info on JenNet-IP and the NXP demo at the IPSO Alliance "Internet of Things" and Smart Energy event, visit: NXP Demonstrates Smart Home Control Using 6LoWPAN"

IPSO Alliance to Host Press Conference and Reception Featuring the Latest Technology from the Internet of Things

2011-09-30T19:46:00.000-07:00

"WHAT: IPSO Alliance, the primary advocate for the use of IP in Smart Objects, is hosting a press conference and reception featuring industry luminaries and demos of the latest advancements in Smart Energy, Smart Grid, Security and M2M technology. The event precedes the IPSO Fall 2011 member meeting hosted by Google, where Commissioner Timothy Alan Simon of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will address the membership on opportunities for emerging and established companies in the global Smart
Objects marketplace.

WHO: Keynote Speakers include: Whit Diffie, pioneer of public-key cryptography, the basis of today’s Internet security approaches; Bo Begole, Senior Scientist from Xerox PARC, expert on ubiquitous computing; and Stuart Sikes, President of Parks Associates, a market research firm specializing in consumer adoption of technology products and services.
Product demonstrations and new product announcements from IPSO member companies include: Convergence Wireless, Dust Networks, Ember, GreenWave Reality, National Instruments, Nivis, NXP Semiconductors, Sensinode and Synapse Wireless.

WHEN: Wednesday, October 12th, 4 to 7 PM; keynotes to start promptly at 4 PM, with reception and demonstrations to follow

WHERE: Techmart, 5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

This is an invitation required event: please respond to Kate Easton (marketing@ipso-alliance.org)

For more information about the Alliance, contact info@ipso-alliance.org.

For the latest updates, follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ipsoalliance"

Source: IPSO Alliance

TI releases plug-and-play 6LoWPAN products | EETimes

2011-09-28T09:17:00.000-07:00

"Texas Instruments has introduced new sub-1 GHz 6LoWPAN solutions that are designed to be a gateway for remote, low-cost wireless sensors to connect to the Internet and a wireless extension of wired IPv6 infrastructures.

Operating in the sub-1GHz band, TI’s 6LoWPAN solutions support large-scale mesh networks and are suitable for applications such as Smart Grid, security, home and building automation, street lighting and other wireless sensor networks. The new product family includes the CC1180 network processor, CC430 system-on-chip (SoC) microcontrollers, 6LoWPAN software stack, and CC-6LOWPAN-DK-868 development kit.

As plug-and-play solutions, TI’s 6LoWPAN devices require little RF expertise and can be set up using standard IP socket programming to add wireless and internet connectivity to networks. They support hundreds of hops, enabling the development of wireless mesh networks with large network depth using only one gateway. "

Read More: TI releases plug-and-play 6LoWPAN products | EETimes

Video: Analyzing 6LoWPAN and ZigBee IP with the Perytons Protocol Analyzer

2011-09-17T12:21:00.000-07:00

"The Perytons analyzers provide a unique set of tools for analyzing 6LoWPAN and ZigBee IP networks."

Video: link

Video: Home Area Networking with Wireless 6LoWPAN Solution

2011-09-17T12:18:00.000-07:00

"Discover the benefits of the TI system technology and new 6LoWPAN capabilities for wireless home area networking in this hands-on demo."

Video: here

Source: here

6LoWPAN on TinyOS project

2011-09-17T12:14:00.000-07:00

"This project was based on wireless sensor nodes. The goal was to implement the IPv6 compatible 6LoWPAN into wireless sensor nodes. This project was part of Clemens Lombriser‘s work at ETH.
The group already had the TMote Sky sensor nodes with the TinyOS operating system in use. My task was to integrate the IPv6 stack “6LoWPAN” into the wireless sensor nodes. I used the b6lowpan implementation which was in development by the University of Californa, Berkeley."
...
"Sourcecode
The source code can be found at the following two locations:
SourceForge:
Project Page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinytasks/
SVN Repository: https://tinytasks.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/tinytasks/trunk
My changes were committed all in revisions 20 and 21.

Google Code:
Project Page: http://code.google.com/p/titan/
SVN Repository: http://titan.googlecode.com/svn/trunk
Additionally, a patch of all my changes can be found here: 6LoWPAN_on_TinyOS_bekoeppel.patch."

Read More: here

HomePlug® Alliance, Wi-Fi Alliance®, HomeGrid Forum® and ZigBee® Alliance Lead Development of Breakthrough Certification Program for Smart Energy Profile 2 | PRNewswire

2011-08-02T19:52:00.000-07:00

Organizations form Consortium for SEP 2 Interoperability for smart energy applications and devices

"The HomePlug Alliance, Wi-Fi Alliance, HomeGrid Forum and ZigBee Alliance have agreed to create a Consortium for SEP 2 Interoperability. The new consortium will enable organizations whose technologies support communications over Internet Protocol (IP) to certify SEP 2 according to a consistent test plan. Recognizing that the vision of interoperable SEP 2 devices across the network will only be realized with consistent certification and interoperability testing, the Consortium is being structured as an open organization. This cooperation among alliances builds on the work of many industries to bring smart grid benefits to consumers.

The joint certification and test program will be used to certify wireless and wired devices that support IP-based smart energy applications and end-user devices such as thermostats, appliances and gateways. It will address devices operating on one or more of a variety of underlying connectivity technologies and provide the smart energy ecosystem - including utilities, product vendors and consumers – assurances of application and device interoperability."

Read More: here

Google’s Android Bulb to Run on 6LowPAN Standard | GreenTechMedia

2011-07-31T09:35:00.000-07:00

if true, its great news for 6LoWPANers! /HM

"It consumes very little power. The chips and software behind it are cheap and getting cheaper, and the name incorporates an absolutely insane combination of capital letters and numbers.

What is there not to like about the 6LowPAN standard?

The Android bulb -- a networked LED bulb coming out later this year from Google and Lighting Science -- will connect to Android phones and other devices through the above-mentioned standard, according to Ted Russ, chief business development officer for the company.

NXP Semiconductor, other sources have said, will supply the chips for the bulbs. It figures. NXP -- which was spun out of the Philips conglomerate a few years ago -- supplies low-powered NFC (near field communications) chips to Android phone makers already and is a leading expert in energy-efficient, light-bandwidth communications. NXP also announced a component family, called GreenChip, for LED bulbs based around the standard back in May, a few days after Google and Lighting Science announced the Android bulb. JenNet-IP, an open-source software stack, complements GreenChip. TCP, a light manufacturer, already supports GreenChip.

Early GreenChip controllers range in price from $1.70 to $3.60, according to NXP releases, but the actual prices for customers buying in volume will be far lower.

The Android bulb is one of the biggest announcements so far this year in lighting. The idea behind the networked bulb is to allow users to be able to turn off and/or program their lights to save power without having to think about it too much. When you walk into the room, your phone can sense your presence and turn on the lights. The life force has arrived! When you leave, it can dim the lights automatically. Plus, integrating networking into the bulb itself dramatically reduces the headaches and hardware required for home automation. Consumers won't have to insert power line networking into their existing wires or put power-over-ethernet cables into the walls. If they have an Android phone, all they will have to do, presumably, is screw in a light bulb and click a few menu boxes on their phone.

Exploiting silicon to cut down on wiring and retrofits, in fact, is one the drivers of NXP's overall strategy, which will also make chips for networking household appliances and wireless light switches.

“[Wireless] will save you a lot of copper,” Rene Penning de Vries, the chief technology officer at NXP, told us last year. “Copper is pretty expensive.”

There's no reason the same basic bulb technology couldn't be used in commercial office buildings, too. As a result, Google may compete soon against Adura, Lumenergi, Redwood Systems, Daintree Networks and the other firms in this market. So far, most of the lighting networking companies focus on commercial office buildings and data centers, while most of the home networking companies have focused on heaters and air conditioners, not lights. Google and Lighting Science, as a result, could fill a gap in the commercial market, too. The bulb also brings Google back into home energy management: it killed its PowerMeter project back in June.

Google and Lighting Science did not announce the protocol when the Android bulb was announced. Initially, we heard it would use Wi-Fi. Google later clarified at its developer conference that it wasn't saying.

One could imagine Philips producing similar bulbs. Philips competes directly against Lighting Science in LEDs and a number of executives have spent time at both Philips proper and NXP. (Editor's note: Although Philips is a much larger company with a longer history in lighting, we've preferred the bulbs from Lighting Science in our tests. Lighting Science bulbs also often cost less. We will have a review of their latest bulb soon.)

The 6LowPAN standard -- an amalgamation of IPv6 and Low Power Wireless Personal Area Network -- is also compatible with Wi-Fi and other wireless standards. One could thus imagine Comcast or AT&T offering comprehensive home management services through the DSL and cable boxes already in your home.

If the LowPAN standard takes off with lights, it certainly could limit the household footprint of ZigBee, as noted in our earlier stories. Some companies are also touting low-powered Wi-Fi for residential and commercial building management. (There's a whole lot of low-powered wireless information from our pals at EE Times here.) NXP, however, won't likely get too religious about protocols. It is one of the largest manufacturers of ZigBee and LowPAN chips and played an instrumental role in establishing both standards."

Source: GreenTechMedia

IoT in China revisited: centralized views and smart cities are taking off | Florian Michahelles

2011-06-30T21:26:00.000-07:00

It would be great if some 6LoWPANers or someone from IPSO Alliance can attend this meeting next time /HM

"Again, I had the chance to attend the IoT Conference organized by Shanghai International Exhibition in China, a continuation of the series started in 2010. The audience included about 400 participants from business all over China. I contrast to last year, about half of the speakers were international."

...

"Paul Havinga presented a nice definition of IoT: 'Everything is networked; Smart objects and global connectivity allows for open multi-purpose services'.

Thus, IP cannot be solution, not even the low-power versions as 6LoWPAN as being too expensive and too complex for cheap and small devices. Instead, he proposed the integration of various technologies coupled with embedded intelligence as a way for establishing distributed collaboration. The IoT would allow to collect information and to make information available right at where the action is."

IPSO Alliance announces new members

2011-06-26T21:46:00.000-07:00

"COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 22, 2011. The IPSO Alliance, the leading organization defining the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced four new members, its intent to begin a series of interoperability tests, and the approval and completion of two new standards. This demonstrates significant demand for Internet Protocol (IP) for smart objects, which allow items ranging from appliances to factories to cars to communicate as individuals do over the Internet.

New members to the IPSO Alliance include:

--GreenWave Reality, a global innovator in energy management and demand response systems, providing an affordable, easy-to-use, standards-based home energy management solution that includes intelligent lighting has joined IPSO as a Promoter member.

-- Corporative Intelligence Laboratory S.L. of Spain (Cilab), the company behind Green Asset Management (GAM), which is a platform based on distributed computing, focusing in the optimization of the way we use resources at an urban/community scale;

-- ElectroTest Sweden AB, a Sweden-based company that works for IPv6/6LoWPAN interoperable and standard products for energy conversation in buildings; Sensus, a leading utility infrastructure company offering smart meters, communication systems, software and services for the electric, gas, and water industries have all joined as Contributor members.

"Sensus is proud to take a leadership role in helping to further the use of IP for networking solutions," said David Ayers, vice president of engineering at Sensus. "As the foremost network layer protocol for enabling multiple applications, IP further secures the role of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) networks as a key component of the smart grid."

Over the course of six months, IPSO will be conducting a series of interoperability tests at the IP layer, running both within a single PHY/MAC as well as demonstrating interoperability across multiple PHY/MAC layers."

Source: smartcardstrends.com

IETF Standards Approved: RPL routing protocol / 6LoWPAN -Header Compression

2011-06-26T21:44:00.000-07:00

Great News!!

"The IPSO Alliance welcomes the publication of a new routing standard – RPL. RPL, an IP routing protocol designed for IPv6 smart object networks, has been approved by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as an official international standard.

RPL is the result of three years of hard work from a number of IPSO members and routing experts in the field, including Dust Networks, Ember, Sigma Design and Cisco. Several months ago, Cisco, Sensinode, SICS and Watteco all IPSO members— successfully conducted interoperability tests on an early version of the protocol that was instrumental in the course of the standardization performed by the IETF.

"This is a key milestone for the IPSO Alliance and for the future of the Internet of Things," said JP Vasseur, Cisco Fellow and chair of the IPSO Technology Advisory Board. "RPL is a significant component today for IP Smart Object networks, including smart grid infrastructure."

The IETF has also completed the draft of the 6LoWPAN-HC, a header compression format for highly efficient IPv6 packet delivery over IEEE® 802.15.4 low-power wireless personal area networks (WPAN). This is key to connecting smart objects such as meters, sensors or control devices, and smart appliances over the Internet. The IPSO organizations that participated in the early testing of 6LoWPAN-HC include Atmel, Cisco, NXP, Sensinode, SICS, Sigma Designs and Watteco SAS."

Source: smartcardstrends.com

Dust Networks to Demonstrate Self-Powered IPv6 Wireless Sensor Network

2011-06-22T03:24:00.000-07:00

Awesome!
"Ultra low power 6LoWPAN WSN runs entirely on harvested energy

Dust Networks^®, the leader in intelligent wireless sensor network solutions, today announced that they will demonstrate a SmartMesh^® IP 6LoWPAN wireless network running on harvested energy at the IDTechEx Wireless Sensor Network & RTLS Summit in Munich, Germany, June 21 - 22. For the first time anywhere, all of the nodes in the network, including the IPv6 routing nodes, will run on energy harvested from a variety of devices including the Micropelt TE-Power thermogenerator and the Cymbet™ EnerChip™ CC rechargeable solid state battery trickle-charged by a small off-the-shelf daylight powered solar collector."

More: here

LiftMaster® Selects Arrayent to Power Its MyQ™ Family of Internet Connected Garage Door Openers

2011-06-08T20:41:00.001-07:00

Kudos Arrayent!

"Arrayent Inc.’s cloud-based Internet-Connect Service enables LiftMaster to bring Internet connectivity that is both low cost and easy to install to the garage door market.

Elmhurst, IL – June 8, 2011 LiftMaster, the world’s largest manufacturer of professionally installed garage door openers and access systems, announced today that Arrayent, Inc. is its strategic partner to Internet enable its MyQ family of garage door openers that can be monitored and controlled from a PC web browser or smartphone over the Internet. MyQ is LiftMaster’s wireless home area network that connects LiftMaster’s garage door openers to web and smartphone applications. LiftMaster garage door openers connect to the Internet through LiftMaster’s MyQ Gateway that is based on Arrayent’s very low cost residential gateway reference design.

70 percent of American homeowners now use the garage door as their primary entrance way into their homes. “It is exactly because the garage door has become the homeowner’s front door that we were driven to search out a low cost, highly reliable Internet connect technology that was easy to install”, said Mark Karasek, Ph.D., executive vice president engineering & chief technology officer. Mr. Karasek also said, “After exhaustive investigation we determined that Arrayent’s technology was the perfect match for meeting our cost and reliability goals for connecting LiftMaster products to the Internet, and at the same time enable an easy installation process.”

LiftMaster’s MyQ™ Gateway
Mark and his team started their Arrayent technology evaluation by tearing down the Arrayent powered Mattel IM-Me and purchasing an Arrayent Development Kit for Low Power Sub-1GHz RF. Read LiftMaster MyQ Press Release here.

About the LiftMaster® Internet Gateway Model 828LM
MyQ™ Technology allows home owner to monitor and operate their garage door opener and other devices from anywhere in the world using smartphone apps for Android, Blackberry and iPhone, or MyLiftMaster.com online. The LiftMaster Internet Gateway plugs into the Ethernet port of a consumer router that connects to the home owner’s internet service.

The Gateway is compatible only with the new generation of LiftMaster residential garage door openers enabled by MyQ™ Technology: the Elite Series™ Belt Drive Unit (8550) and the Premium Series Chain Drive Unit (8360). Available to LiftMaster dealers in August 2011. Read Gateway Fact Sheet here.

About LiftMaster
Throughout the years, LiftMaster, the leader in residential access solutions, has played a vital role in building universal acceptance for garage door openers, now an indispensable home appliance. More importantly, along with help from their network of over 4,000 LiftMaster dealers, they are proud to offer the broadest selection in performance, features, and durability – more so than any other opener brand. For more information on the LiftMaster MyQ product family, please visit www.LiftMaster.com.

About Arrayent
Arrayent believes that life gets better when products connect. Arrayent sells an Internet-Connect Service that is used by large consumer product companies to connect their products to smartphone and web applications in a low cost and reliable way. Arrayent has optimized its Internet-Connect service on two axes: first, very low cost residential gateway and hardware adder to the product, and second, deliver a just-works-install process to ensure low product return rate and customer support load. Arrayent’s communication system architecture is LAN technology agnostic, enabling customers to preserve their growing investment in web and smartphone applications and at the same time, support multiple home area network technologies. Arrayent’s cloud computing communication infrastructure is hosted at redundant co-locations to ensure high system reliability. Customers have called Arrayent the “Cisco of small things.” More information is available at www.arrayent.com ."

Source: here
Image courtesy: Arrayent

6LoWPAN: The wireless embedded Internet - excerpts Part 1 and 2

2011-06-06T16:17:00.000-07:00

6LoWPAN: The wireless embedded Internet - EE Times

The following are excerpts from the book "6LoWPAN: The Wireless Embedded Internet", by Zach Shelby and Carsten Bormann.

6LoWPAN: The wireless embedded Internet - Part 1: Why 6LoWPAN?
6LoWPAN: The wireless embedded Internet - Part 2: 6LoWPAN history, market perspective & applications

NETCONF on Constrained Devices (NETCONF Light)

2011-06-06T16:04:00.000-07:00

"The Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)[I-D.ietf-netconf-4741bis] provides mechanisms to install, manipulate, and delete the configuration of network devices. The primary target were network devices such as routers or switches that usually have plenty of resources for running a NETCONF server.

However, there are a number of embedded systems where resources (most notably memory) are tight and hence such devices can only afford a subset of the NETCONF protocol operations. This document defines a subset of NETCONF, called NETCONF Light, that can be implemented on resource constrained devices.

The usage of NETCONF Light on resource constrained devices is attractive in environments where management applications have to deal with a wide range of different devices, ranging for example from from very small embedded networked sensors over more powerful data aggregation servers up to highly complex control networks. Typical examples are Smart Grids or more general industrial control networks."

A URL for this Internet-Draft is:
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-schoenw-netconf-light-00.txt

Ember Introduces IP Stack Roadmap for Smart Grid Applications

2011-05-27T07:49:00.000-07:00

"Ember announced plans for the release of its Internet Protocol (IP)-based low-power wireless networking stack for smart metering and smart grid applications. An early version of the Ember IP Stack has already been available to a limited group of customers and Ember plans to progressively expand the availability to a larger base of its customers in the coming months as features get added and the stack undergoes higher levels of testing. Ember’s plans call for a Beta release of the stack in Q3 2011 followed by general availability by the end of the year. The Ember IP stack is targeted at smart grid applications, especially smart meters and home area network (HAN) devices."

Read More: here and here