RE: 6lowpan and metering infrastructure

[Samita Chakrabarti <samita.chakrabarti@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Erhan,

 

Your question is on the more implementation and deployment side  of 6lowpan in the smart meters. The example of Data Concentrator Unit  you have provided, might resemble to some of the vendors’ products as well.

 

I’ll forward your question to the 6lo@xxxxxxxx  mailing list – this is a wg which handles 6lowpan adaptation on multiple low-power L2 technologies.

There we can discuss, if there is a need for any document which can help with a typical use-case scenarios like yours.

BTW,  I am not sure if I understood the problem of processing load  in the context of IPv6  and Data Concentrator Unit. Perhaps you can explain the problem in more detail and discuss in 6lo mailing list in order to decide if this is a protocol question or an implementation issue.

https://ietf.org/wg/6lo/charter/

 

Best regards,

-Samita

 

 

 

 

 

From: ietf [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Erhan Küçükgüzel
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 3:39 AM
To: ietf@xxxxxxxx
Subject: 6lowpan and metering infrastructure

 

Hello All,

I want to ask opinion about how can 6lowpan be fit into metering infrastructures.

ipv6 can bring IP addresses to each meter and meters can be reached over IP directly. But in that case, Control Center will have to query every meter one by one. How can IPv6 solve this processing load ?

Generally what is done is :
Collect data from locally close meters with Data Concentrator Unit (for example 1000 meters) using any radio and send all to Control Center via 3G or ethernet... Lower processing load for Control Center.

Any piece of information or directing to information will be very helpful.

Regards,

Erhan Kucukguzel