WIRELESS LOW POWER AREA NETWORKS IN THE INTERNET OF THINGS: A GLIMPSE ON 6LOWPAN

With the rapidly growth of wireless technologies connecting to the Internet of Things (IoT) there is a challenge of selecting correct wireless low power area networks for IoT applications. IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks. (6LoWPAN) is an open standard developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Working Group (WG) through the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.15.4 to minimise header overhead. This led to the development of multiple stack headers for 6LoWPAN, which is similar to one of the IPv6 designs. Therefore, this survey investigates the wireless low power area networks in IoT for 6LoWPAN connectivity with IEEE 802.15.4 standard. The analysis of the opportunities offered in this new technology, the 6LoWPAN, will contribute towards literature and provide guidance with a broader perception on the architecture of 6LoWPAN and routing requirements for deployment.