A GENERIC TECHNIQUE FOR INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN WSN AND IP NETWORK

Many applications of wireless sensor network (WSN) require interconnection with IP networks whether for monitoring or control Such interconnection is not obvious because of the variety of sensor networks architectures and non-standardized protocols. There are many techniques that handle this problem. In this paper, we enhance and evaluate a previously proposed framework by the authors which provides a transparent interconnection between WSN and IP network. This framework is generic in the sense that it can work for both address-centric and data-centric WSNs. Unlike other popular approaches, our approach does not require modifications in the protocol stacks of both networks. In this work, we implemented this framework to evaluate its performance and efficiency and compare it with other approaches.