Demo abstract: seamless sensor network IP connectivity
Geoff Mulligan, Colin O’Flynn, Julien Abeillé, Mathilde Durvy, Patrick Wetterwald, Blake Leverett, Eric Gnoske, Michael Vidales, Nicolas Tsiftes, Niclas Finne, Adam Dunkels · International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks · 2009
Most existing sensor network systems require custom gateways and tools to interface to the Internet. We present a seamless IP-based sensor network connectivity mechanism that allows a sensor network to be instantly connected to a PC and additionally to the Internet. We use an IP stack on the sensor network and a USB stick on the PC that acts as a wireless network card. The USB stick carries its own network drivers for both Linux and Microsoft Windows. By inserting the stick in a PC, the PC is instantly connected to the sensor network. This allows the PC to use standard tools, such as ping and web browsers to access the sensor network nodes and allows the nodes to send packets both to the PC and the Internet.