6LoWPAN
The Wireless Embedded Internet

In this book, the authors provide an overview of the 6LoWPAN family of standards, architecture, and related wireless and Internet technology. Starting with an overview of the IPv6 ‘Internet of Things', readers are offered an insight into how these technologies fit together into a complete architecture.

Key Features:
* Demonstrates how the 6LoWPAN standard makes the latest Internet protocols available to even the most minimal embedded devices over low-rate wireless networks
* Provides an overview of the 6LoWPAN standard, architecture and related wireless and Internet technology, and explains the 6LoWPAN protocol format in detail
* Details operational topics such as bootstrapping, routing, security, Internet integration, mobility and application protocols
* Written by expert authors with vast experience in the field (industrial and academic)
* Includes an accompanying website containing tutorial slides, course material and open-source code with examples (http://6lowpan.net ) 6LoWPAN: The Wireless Embedded Internet is an invaluable reference for professionals working in fields such as telecommunications, control, and embedded systems. Advanced students and teachers in electrical engineering, information technology and computer science will also find this book useful.

List of Figures. List of Tables. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction. 1.1 The Wireless Embedded Internet. 1.2 The 6LoWPAN Architecture. 1.3 6LoWPAN Introduction. 1.4 Network Example. 2. The 6LoWPAN Format. 2.1 Functions of an Adaptation Layer. 2.2 Assumptions About the Link Layer. 2.3 The Basic 6LoWPAN Format. 2.4 Addressing. 2.5 Forwarding and Routing. 2.6 Header Compression. 2.7 Fragmentation and Reassembly. 2.8 Multicast. 3. Bootstrapping and Security. 3.1 Commissioning. 3.2 Neighbor Discovery. 3.3 Security. 4. Mobility and Routing. 4.1 Mobility. 4.2 Routing. 4.3 IPv4 Interconnectivity. 5. Application Protocols. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Design Issues. 5.3 Protocol Paradigms. 5.4 Common Protocols. 6. Using 6LoWPAN. 6.1 Chip Solutions. 6.2 Protocol Stacks. 6.3 Application Development. 6.4 Edge Router Integration. 7. System Examples. 7.1 ISA100 Industrial Automation. 7.2 Wireless RFID Infrastructure. 7.3 Building Energy Savings and Management. 8. Conclusion. A. IPv6 Reference. A.1 Notation. A.2 Addressing. A.3 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery. A.4 IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration. B. IEEE 802.15.4 Reference. B.1 Introduction. B.2 Overall Packet Format. B.3 MAC-layer Security. List of Abbreviations. Glossary. References. Index.