6LoWPAN based futuristic smart architecture for home automation

Abstract

IPv6 over Low Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) is an emerging area of research. It helps to extend network architecture for Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) which allows end-to-end connectivity between a 6LoWPAN node and any IP devices of the network. To make a low powered mesh network, 6LoWPAN is a promising solution on a simple embedded system. It's target is to carry IPv6 packets efficiently within a small link layer of IEEE 802.15.4 frame. Currently the absence of IP address hinders the process of accessing sensors directly. To overcome the problem, IP supporting sensors are necessary. According to 6LoWPAN technology each sensor will have a unique IPv6 address that will be auto-configured. So, the user can easily access the sensors data directly from the Internet without any gateway. In our proposed home automation, we have implemented it through COOJA simulator which is basically designed for wireless sensor network. It is exceptionally helpful for performing various and versatile tasks. It works in framework Contiki. In this proposed system a Contiki-based 6LoWPAN gateway is designed to interconnect with 6LoWPAN nodes through the Internet. Our home automation has found a better end to end communication, mobility, scalability and lower overhead which makes the system more convenient compare to other technology based automated system.