OpenWSN Swarmlab Seminar

Created by Thomas Watteyne
Last updated: Nov 05, 2014
2 min read

The talk is streamed live at http://video.citris.berkeley.edu/playlists/swarm/

The link is only active during the presentation.

Abstract

OpenWSN is an open-source project of the Pister lab which implements, promotes and contributes to standards-based protocols for the Internet of Things. It has become the de-facto open-source implementation of IEEE802.15.4e Time Synchronized Channel Hopping, a technique which enables ultra high reliability and low-power operation. Its goal is to provide an easy-to-use IoT experience, while implementing cutting-edge technology.

This presentation will start by an in-depth technical overview of the project. After detailing the popular low-power wireless platforms OpenWSN is ported to, we will show the build environment, the associated emulator, the user experience and the ecosystem of tools and projects around the core implementation. Hands-on illustrations will provide lots of entertainment.

In the second half of this presentation, we will discuss the state of the project, in particular in relationship with ongoing standardization efforts such IETF 6TiSCH, and other projects. We will conclude by identifying the road ahead, both short- and long-term. Plenty of time will be left for questions and suggestions.

About the Speaker

Thomas Watteyne [http://eecs.berkeley.edu/~watteyne/] is an insatiable enthusiast of low-power wireless mesh technologies. He joined the Pister lab in 2008 as a visiting student researcher, then returned in 2009 as postdoctoral research lead. In 2010 he founded the OpenWSN project, an open-source initiative to promote the use of fully standards-based protocol stacks for the IoT, and has served as its coordinator since. Since 2010, he is Senior Networking Design Engineer at Dust Networks/Linear Technology, the undisputed leader in supplying low power wireless mesh networks for demanding industrial process automation applications. He is co-chairing the IETF 6TiSCH working group, which standardizes how to use IEEE802.15.4e TSCH in IPv6-enabled mesh networks. He is a member of the IETF Internet-of-Things Directorate. Between 2005 and 2008, he was a research engineer at France Telecom, Orange Labs. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (2008), an MSc in Networking (2005) and an MEng in Telecommunications (2005) from INSA Lyon, France. He is fluent in 4 languages.