Authors:
Bruno Graça Coelho
and
Rui M. Rocha
Affiliation:
Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Keyword(s):
Local In-Network Data Aggregation, 6LoWPAN, Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, CTP.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Aggregation, Classification and Tracking
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Applications and Uses
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Artificial Intelligence
;
Biomedical Engineering
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Collaboration and e-Services
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Complex Systems Modeling and Simulation
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Data Communication Networking
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Data Engineering
;
Data Manipulation
;
Data Mining
;
Databases and Information Systems Integration
;
e-Business
;
Energy Efficiency
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Energy Efficiency and Green Manufacturing
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Enterprise Information Systems
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Environment Monitoring
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Gas Analysis and Sensing
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Health Information Systems
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Industrial and Structural Monitoring
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Industrial Engineering
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Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
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Integration/Interoperability
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Internet of Things
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Interoperability
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Knowledge Management and Information Sharing
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Knowledge-Based Systems
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Obstacles
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Ontologies and the Semantic Web
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Sensor Data Fusion
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Sensor Networks
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Signal Processing
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Simulation and Modeling
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Smart Buildings and Smart Cities
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Soft Computing
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Software Agents and Internet Computing
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Software and Architectures
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Symbolic Systems
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Telecommunications
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Ubiquitous Computing
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Well-Being and Well-Working
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Wireless Information Networks
Abstract:
The Internet of Things concept is leaving its toddler age where essentially it is a research issue and becoming a key player in many current applications where Smart Cities are perhaps its greatest exponent. In such real-world scenarios, efficient large scale machine-to-machine communication is of utmost importance. However, the current 6LoWPAN standard, proposed by the IETF, has some efficiency problems which can make its application to the Internet of Things very difficult to scale up. This work transforms the existent 6LoWPAN implementation enabling a data-centric solution that will overcome the current viability issues of 6LoWPAN in these networks through the integration of an in-network data processing aggregation mechanism. The proposed data aggregation mechanism increases dramatically the sustainability and network lifetime of 6LoWPAN based sensor networks, contributing directly to the Internet of Things revolution.