Towards a zero-configuration wireless sensor network architecture for smart buildings

Schor, Lars; Sommer, Philipp; Wattenhofer, Roger

doi:10.1145/1810279.1810287

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“…In addition, they prove that TCP can be supported under particular network settings. A similar approach has been presented in [12] where WSN resources are integrated into IP-based networks exploiting Web services.…”

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Architecture and protocols for the Internet of Things: A case study

Castellani

Bui

Casari

et al. 2010

2010 8th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops (PERCOM Workshops)

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Abstract-In this paper, we describe a practical realization of an Internet-of-Things (IoT) architecture at the University of Padova, Italy. Our network spans the floors of different buildings within the Department of Information Engineering, and is designed to provide access to basic services such as environmental monitoring and localization to University users, as well as to manage service access based on user roles and authorizations. The network is based on a flexible and expandable infrastructure allowing easy node management. A support for the 6LoWPAN standard makes nodes reachable from outside the network using IPv6 and provides an infrastructure to realize IoT applications.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Architecture and protocols for the Internet of Things: A case study

Castellani

Bui

Casari

et al. 2010

2010 8th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops (PERCOM Workshops)

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“…An auditing network is built to collect electricity readings [18] and sMAP is developed [19] as a general common layer to record physical information for different applications. Similar systems include [20]. We develop our own testbed where we convert the wired building management systems into wireless without changing upper layer building operational protocols [21]; 2) there are studies on physical modeling of the building thermal systems [22][23] [24]; with an aim to better understand cyber-physical co-designs and 3) there are algorithms on wise and automatical device turning-off to save electricity [25] [26], assisted by fine-grained data collection and/or thermal modeling, inference on human presence [27], or human participatory sensing/voting for thermal comfort [28].…”

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“…In our baseline situation, the average price is 32.4$. We adjust this to a range of [20,50]. Second, we adjust the peak to offpeak ratio while keeping the average price constant.…”

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Minimizing Building Electricity Costs in a Dynamic Power Market: Algorithms and Impact on Energy Conservation

Pan

Wang

Cao

et al. 2013

2013 IEEE 34th Real-Time Systems Symposium

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Abstract-Energy is a global concern and the electricity bills nowadays are leading to unprecedented costs. Electricity price is market-based and dynamic. In this paper, we investigate how to cut the electricity bills of commercial buildings in a dynamic power market. The building thermal systems (e.g., air-conditioning), which dominate electricity bills, has a special property of thermal storage, i.e., the energy will not immediately dissipate from thermal air/water. Intuitively, with storage, the energy can be "stored" in the thermal system, making it possible to purchase electricity in low price and use it at appropriate time. The building thermal supply and electricity purchasing surely depends on human activities that the building should support such as class and meeting schedules. To minimize electricity bills, we develop a holistic planning of electricity purchasing schedule with thermal storage management, and appropriate room assignment schedules for classes/meetings usage.The computing algorithms require inputs of physical modeling on energy consumption. We develop wireless sensing systems to collect fine-grained data which are used to assist the cross-disciplinary physical modeling. We conduct validation through real experiments. We formulate an optimization problem and show that it is NP-complete. Our primary focus is to minimize electricity bills, which matches the incentives of the commercial buildings. We show that this does not coincide with energy conservation. We further investigate the relationship of minimization of electricity bills and minimization of energy consumption. We develop algorithms for our problem and our evaluation shows that we can achieve a 40% cost reduction.

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“…[7] In opposition to Copper, it is meant for physical artifacts that are linked to their virtual presence through tags such as RFID or barcodes and do not provide direct interaction. A comparable solution to Copper was presented by Schor et al [8]. Their work allowed to browse and modify the properties of WSN nodes.…”

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“…Although there are mechanisms that aim for zero configuration networking [8], humans will usually be involved to assure correct behavior at the application layer. To this end, we introduce 'Copper' (Fig.…”

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Demo abstract: Human-CoAP interaction with Copper

Kovatsch

2011

2011 International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems and Workshops (DCOSS)

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Abstract-We introduce 'Copper,' a generic browser for the Internet of Things based on the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP). Current estimates foresee that the number of networked embedded devices encompassed by the Internet of Things will be vast. Additionally, most systems will be optimized for the constrained environment with its limited energy and bandwidth. These factors make it difficult for users to observe and control the devices. Thus, a major problem will be node and network management, as experienced before in large wireless sensor network deployments. By adopting well-known patterns from the Web, such as browsing, bookmarking, and linking, we provide a user-friendly management tool for networked embedded devices. By integrating it into the Web browser, we allow for intuitive interaction and a presentation layer that is originally missing in the CoAP protocol suite.

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Towards a zero-configuration wireless sensor network architecture for smart buildings

Cited by 97 publications

References 8 publications

Architecture and protocols for the Internet of Things: A case study

Architecture and protocols for the Internet of Things: A case study

Minimizing Building Electricity Costs in a Dynamic Power Market: Algorithms and Impact on Energy Conservation

Demo abstract: Human-CoAP interaction with Copper

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