The increase in network-connected devices the past years has been something of a dual-edged sword. While on one hand it’s really nice to have an easy and straight-forward method to have devices talk ...

This application note introduces MiWi™ wireless networking protocol stack of Microchip Technology. This note provides information on some considerations of managing this networking protocol, ...

Networks function and flourish because they deliver reliable and fast communication over large distances. And while people often marvel at the speed, it's the reliability -- made possible through the ...

The open-source IPv6-ready protocol stack is capable of designating Internet Protocol addresses for virtually any electronic device. According to Rob Adams of Cisco, "UIPv6 has the potential to impact ...

When designing FPGA-based Ethernet connected embedded systems the priority and necessity of requirements such as cost, area, flexibility etc. varies for each system. Simplified for most systems, it ...

Sensor networks are highly distributed networks of small, lightweight wireless nodes, deployed in large numbers to monitor the environment or system by the measurement of physical parameters such as ...

Fig 1. Among the protocol stack layers for IEEE 802.15.4, only layers 1 and 2 belong to the standard, while the upper layers are defined by the specific protocol (e.g., ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, and ...

Last week was the 2013 North American IPv6 Summit conference. This was the 6th year of the IPv6 conference held in Denver, CO. One of the items that all attendees received at the registration booth ...