Performance evaluation of lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor networks: A protocol to enable Web services in IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networks

The integration of wireless sensor networks within the Internet has been possible with the use of the IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area network standard at lower layers and Web services at higher layers. The operating constraints of wireless sensor networks and the implementation of traditi...

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Main Authors: Patricia E Figueroa, Jesús A Pérez, Ismael Amezcua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147717715185
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Jesús A Pérez
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description The integration of wireless sensor networks within the Internet has been possible with the use of the IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area network standard at lower layers and Web services at higher layers. The operating constraints of wireless sensor networks and the implementation of traditional Internet protocols in these networks require an efficient adaptation of specialized low-power application protocols. Under this scope, this article presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a secure, lightweight, and energy-efficient application protocol based on binary encoding and a RESTful approach to enable Web services in wireless sensor networks. The lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor network protocol has been designed to work over transmission control protocol, and it is recommended for applications where strong reliability constraints are imposed or in the configuration, reprogramming, or management of sensor nodes. Results show that lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor network is energy efficient regardless the use of legacy transmission control protocol as transport protocol, which brings the possibility of interoperability with existing systems, Internet protocols, and network infrastructure. We believe that lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor network will allow the expansion of the Internet of Things at a global scale.
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spelling doaj.art-47cd1d29cd1b4f8183f83edb9d306d1b2023-09-03T05:43:21ZengHindawi - SAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772017-06-011310.1177/1550147717715185Performance evaluation of lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor networks: A protocol to enable Web services in IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networksPatricia E Figueroa0Jesús A Pérez1Ismael Amezcua2Departamento de Ingeniería, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Xochitepec, MéxicoDepartamento de Ingeniería, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Xochitepec, MéxicoFacultad de Telemética, Universidad de Colima, Colima, MéxicoThe integration of wireless sensor networks within the Internet has been possible with the use of the IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area network standard at lower layers and Web services at higher layers. The operating constraints of wireless sensor networks and the implementation of traditional Internet protocols in these networks require an efficient adaptation of specialized low-power application protocols. Under this scope, this article presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a secure, lightweight, and energy-efficient application protocol based on binary encoding and a RESTful approach to enable Web services in wireless sensor networks. The lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor network protocol has been designed to work over transmission control protocol, and it is recommended for applications where strong reliability constraints are imposed or in the configuration, reprogramming, or management of sensor nodes. Results show that lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor network is energy efficient regardless the use of legacy transmission control protocol as transport protocol, which brings the possibility of interoperability with existing systems, Internet protocols, and network infrastructure. We believe that lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor network will allow the expansion of the Internet of Things at a global scale.https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147717715185
spellingShingle Patricia E Figueroa
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Performance evaluation of lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor networks: A protocol to enable Web services in IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networks
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
title Performance evaluation of lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor networks: A protocol to enable Web services in IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networks
title_full Performance evaluation of lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor networks: A protocol to enable Web services in IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networks
title_fullStr Performance evaluation of lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor networks: A protocol to enable Web services in IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networks
title_full_unstemmed Performance evaluation of lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor networks: A protocol to enable Web services in IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networks
title_short Performance evaluation of lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor networks: A protocol to enable Web services in IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networks
title_sort performance evaluation of lightweight and secure protocol for wireless sensor networks a protocol to enable web services in ipv6 over low power wireless personal area networks
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1550147717715185
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