Adaptation of 6LoWPAN to Ship Area Sensor Networks with wired Ethernet backbone and performance analysis

Abstract

In this paper, we proposed SASN (Ship Area Sensor Networks) model which is integration of wired backbone network (Ethernet) and wireless sensor networks (IPv6 over Low-power Wireless Personal Area Networks, 6Lo WP AN). The proposed integrated network model has some limitation compared to sensor networks which is composed of only wired networks because of poor RF environment of inner ship area. However, if SASN model is adapted to ship, it helps to monitor the status of the work circumstance and various equipment more efficiently than only wired sensor networks because of independency from network line. We described characteristics of 6LoWPAN in detail and check the suitability of SASN model to ship based on characteristics of 6LoWPAN. In addition, we did performance analysis through simulation. From simulation result, we showed that proposed SASN model which is composed of Ethernet backbone and 6LoWPAN is possible to be adapted to ship.

Tunneling 6LoWPAN protocol stack in IPv6 network

“…There are several previous research about tunneling on 6LoWPAN that had been done before, such as using tunnel mechanisms like ISATAP, Teredo, and 6to4, as a method to use 6LoWPAN in IPv4 network [3], tunneling to transmit 6LoWPAN IPv6 packages over IPv4 through a 6to4 tunnel implementation [4], transform the 6LoWPAN packets into IPv6 packets then into IPv4 packets to connect 6LoWPAN network with the Internet [5], an IPv6/IPv4 tunneling application to ensure the tunneling between the nodes, the border routers and the central server [6], using 6to4 tunneling technique to develop Ship Area Sensor Networks (SASN) model which is integration of wired network and 6LoWPAN [7], and automatic tunneling mechanism based on AYIYA by using a public tunnel broker service to connect Android IPv6 smartphone with 6LoWPAN wireless sensors [8].…”