Implementing the Internet of Things vision in industrial wireless sensor networks

Abstract

The authors of this paper explore the use of IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN), IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low power and Lossy Networks (RPL) and Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) as a possible solution for realising the Internet of Things (IOT) vision in Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks (IWSNs), The aim of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of using Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards in industrial environments by identifying and quantifying several attributes of a 6LoWPAN, RPL and CoAP based IWSNs relating to bounded time interval communications. The paper identifies several possible causes of latency in IWSNs and can be used as a basis for deploying Internet Protocol (IP) based IWSNs requiring IOT connectivity.