3rd International ICST Conference on COMmunication System SoftWAre and MiddlewaRE

Research Article

IP in Wireless Sensor Networks - Issues and lessons learnt

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/COMSWA.2008.4554464,
        author={J. S\^{a} Silva and R Ruivo and T.  Camilo and G. Pereira and F. Boavida},
        title={IP in Wireless Sensor Networks - Issues and lessons learnt},
        proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on COMmunication System SoftWAre and MiddlewaRE},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={COMSWARE},
        year={2008},
        month={6},
        keywords={IP IPv6 WSNs},
        doi={10.1109/COMSWA.2008.4554464}
    }
    
  • J. Sá Silva
    R Ruivo
    T. Camilo
    G. Pereira
    F. Boavida
    Year: 2008
    IP in Wireless Sensor Networks - Issues and lessons learnt
    COMSWARE
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/COMSWA.2008.4554464
J. Sá Silva1,*, R Ruivo1, T. Camilo1, G. Pereira1, F. Boavida1
  • 1: Departamentof Informatics Engineering University of Coimbra Polo II - Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-290 Coimbra , PORTUGAL
*Contact email: sasilva@dei.uc.pt

Abstract

This paper addresses the issue of IP in wireless sensor networks, comparing the use of IPv4 and IPv6. Although a considerable number of studies on Wireless Sensor Networks exist, most of them are based on simulation only. This is not the case of the current paper. In order to validate and complement the simulation studies, this paper presents the construction, deployment and evaluation of a real testbed for the study of IP in Wireless Sensor Networks. The testbed is based on Contiki over Embedded Sensor Boards nodes. The results show that the impact of IPv6 is negligible when compared with IPv4, and that IPv6 may even be beneficial due to its higher functionality and to the simpler composition of its headers