Ipv6 Smart Objects

IPv6 for Smart Objects and its Applications
Dr Lim Joo Ghee

Singapore Polytechnic

IPv6 Conference
31 July 2012

Agenda
• What is a smart object? • Why IPv6 for smart objects? • Standardization Efforts • Applications and Markets

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What is a smart object?
• A device with the following capabilities:
Microprocessor

Power Source

Communication
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Sensor/Actuator
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Some examples of smart objects

Energy Meter
Temperature Sensor

Light Bulb

Body Sensor Toy
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Thermostat
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Network of smart objects

Internet

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Network of smart objects

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Growth Potential
Devices ~ 50 Billion
The Device Revolution: Connecting Objects

The Wired Revolution: Connecting Places

The Mobile Revolution: Connecting People

People ~ 5.0 Billion Places ~ 0.5 Billion

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2025

Source: Ericsson

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Growth Potential
Terabytes per month

600000

86% CAGR 2011-2016

300000

0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

M2M traffic to increase 22-fold from 2011 to 2016
Source: Cisco
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Growth Potential

Source: GSMA IPv6 Conference 2012 - 31 July 2012 9

Key Enablers
Hardware
•Smaller •Cheaper •More powerful •Lower energy consumption •Communication protocols •Web services •Networking

Open Standards Internet and the Cloud

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Why IPv6 for Smart Objects

•Interoperability •Adaptability •Stability •Network configuration and management

•End-to-End •Security •Large address space

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Standardization Efforts

• IPv6 over Low power WPAN (6LoWPAN) • Routing Over Low power and Lossy networks (ROLL) • Constrained RESTful