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Texas Instruments: 6LoWPAN Wirelessly Connected Street Lights | EngineeringTV

2013-01-23T04:18:00.001-08:00

Video: Texas Instruments: 6LoWPAN Wirelessly Connected Street Lights

Students' opinions about business aspects of the Internet of Things | Florian Michahelles

2012-07-21T20:06:00.002-07:00

"I just just finished the first series of my lecture Business Aspects of the Internet of Things. For this lecture I introduced the concept of teaching on one topic for one hour in each session and then discussing the topic in the second hour of the session together with the students. For each session students prepared one-page opinion papers in which they discussed the pro's and con's of IoT-related concepts being described in given literature. Thus, a list of short essays about various topics of IoT, such as technologies, business models, data analytics, smart cities, do-it-yourself, and management implications has been generated (a selection of essays are summarized here).
Throughout the lecture I considered the activation of students in the lecture as an insightful element for establishing sharing of knowledge in class among students and lecturer. In the final feedback and evaluation session of my class I was intrigued about one student's comment: "Actually, in the beginning it was quite hard. As students we never get asked about our opinion, I first had to get used to have an opinion..." - looks like the experiment was worth it!"

source: "Florian Michahelles: Mobile Internet of Things Blog"

"IoT Challenge" Competition at IoT2012

2012-07-21T19:58:00.002-07:00

"The “IoT Challenge” offers a platform to graduate students, PhD students, researchers and developers to showcase their recent highly innovative research and practical solutions to real-world problems. Best ideas will be awarded.

www.iot2012.org

The “IoT Challenge” offers a platform to graduate students, PhD students, researchers and developers working in all areas of Internet of Things to share and showcase their recent highly innovative research and practical solutions to real-world problems.

The solutions should be highly novel, exiting, and show a complete and working system, addressing a relevant application area for IoT, including, but not limited to: supply chain and logistics, healthcare, M2M, security, environmental monitoring,intelligent transport systems,smart homes, industrial manufacturing, and critical infrastructures.

The topics of interest include, but are definitely not limited to:

Smart Dust technologies: highly miniaturized integrated microelectronic or MEMS based solutions, addressing aspects as energy harvesting, wireless communication, and efficient processing.
Opportunistic networking and participatory sensing: solutions showing the potential impact of the use of smartphones, and the integration and sharing of different sensor systems for IoT
Wearable computing and smart textiles: showing integrated solutions for body area networking, their interaction with people and environment.
Real Time Localization Systems: should demonstrate efficient, scalable, and easy to deploy localization technologies.
Internet integration: showing end-to-end internet based IoT solutions offering scalable and efficient services.

Contestants are free to choose their topic beyond the ones mentioned above as long as it is related to the Internet of Things concept, and it clearly shows a significant progress beyond the State of the Art. Both individual and group participations are welcome.

To be eligible for the challenge, the contribution should not only present a working system but also clearly describe how it solves the real-world problem and how it goes beyond the State of the Art solutions. Showcasing excellent results in this occasion is not left unnoticed, as participants also compete for three different prices of 3000 euro (for the first place), 1500 euro (for the second place) and 500 euro (for the third place).

The IoT Challenge consists of two selection rounds: (i) selection based on an extended abstract, and (ii) showcasing and presentation. A reviewing committee will evaluate the extended abstracts for their quality, innovation, originality, challenge, and significance for the community. Authors of the accepted abstracts need to showcase their solution and hold a presentation during the conference. Both the showcase and presentation will be judged by a judging panel to select the top three contestants. The ranking of the top contestants at the end will be done by the audience.

Submission

Contributions for the challenge are different from demo contributions in a sense that IoT Challenge seeks solutions that are highly innovative, significantly contribute to IoT technology, and present a "wow" factor. Each submission must make clear the novelty, how the solution works, how it advances the State of the Art, and the impact. They should strive to clearly state the significance of the contribution to the Internet of Things. Contributions that fail to address these aspects will be considered as demo and will consequently not be eligible for challenge and award prices.

Submissions should include an extended abstract of four to eight pages, and can optionally include a demo video, whose URL should be referred to in the submission. Submissions should be done through EDAS, conference name: IoT 2012, Track name: IoT Challenge Competition.

Submission deadline: August 15 , 2012
Notification of acceptance: September 15, 2012

Accepted IoT Challenge contributions will appear in the final proceedings.

IoT Challenge chairs: Nirvana Meratnia, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Hans Scholten, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Paul Havinga, University of Twente, the Netherlands"

source: "Florian Michahelles | mobile internet of things blog"

IPSO Announces 2012 Series of Interoperability Tests and Spring Member Meeting

2012-03-13T08:59:00.004-07:00

"The IPSO Alliance is proud to announce two upcoming interoperability events to be held in Paris, France, in conjunction with the IPSO 2012 Spring Member meeting.

On March 24-25, the IPSO Alliance and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) will assemble companies from around the world to validate understanding of the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) base specification under development by IETF, and to test protocol implementation interoperability and conformance. Test results will be provided to both the IETF and Internet of Things (IoT) communities to enhance the quality of these developing standards. For more information on this event, visit http://www.ipso-alliance.org/COAP2012 .
Following the Paris IETF meeting (March 25-30), IPSO will host its Spring Member Meeting at the Hotel Concorde La Fayette on April 2-3. The two-day meeting will provide members with committee updates and planning sessions for ongoing protocol and device testing. IPSO Chairman Geoff Mulligan says, "We're looking forward to our first European meeting and bringing together our more than 60 members as we make plans for our future work with Smart Energy, Healthcare, and Intelligent Buildings." The meeting is exclusively for members; if you are interested in attending, please contact info@ipso-alliance.org for membership information.
On April 3-4, IPSO will test a "whole system concept" and interoperability of IoT devices based on a new Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Profile IPSO is developing. These devices will include fully embedded IP software from IEEE 802.15.4 through the application layer, including IPv6, UDP, TCP, HTTP, CoAP and 6LoWPAN interacting with graphical M2M web applications. Additionally, IPSO plans to test direct device-to-device interoperability as well as test interoperability between heterogeneous networks. At the conclusion of the test event, IPSO will report on the current status of IoT and M2M Interoperability."

Via: MarketWatch

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