NXP and Belkin Bring 6LoWPAN Connectivity to the Home

"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."

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Google Joins IPSO Alliance, Along with Electronics-Maker Fujitsu

"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."

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Video: NXP Smart Lighting Illuminates the Connected Home

"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.

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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

"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.'"

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NanoService: A Platform for the Internet of Things

"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

"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."

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

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