MobiSense: power-efficient micro-mobility in IPv6-based sensor networks

António Gonga, Mikael Johansson, Adam Dunkels

Abstract: Emerging applications in industrial automation and medical care demand support for uninterrupted connectivity and reliable data transfer from mobile sensors. We present MobiSense, an energy-efficient system for reliable data transfer supporting IPv6 micro-mobility and fast handovers. We demonstrate that a two-way end-to-end IPv6 UPD session between two mobile nodes can achieve an end-to-end reliability of up to 96% while guarateeing a hand-over latency below 2 seconds.