A Networking View on Biz Models and Apps for WSN

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A Networking View on Biz Models and Apps for WSN

• David E. Culler
• BAIA Panel
• Oct 8, 2008

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The Internet of Every Thing

• Billions of devices today sense their environment
• Homes, offices, factories, streets, hospitals,
  autos,
• Data goes nowhere
• Demand for operational visibility throughout the
  Enterprise
• Supply chain, work flow,
• Opportunity
• Extend reach and lower cost through wireless
  embedded networks
• Provide visibility by bringing sensors to the IP
  Network and Web

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Integration and the Tides of Innovation
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Two Kinds of Interconnects
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• Networks
• Ethernet
• WiFi
• Serial links
• connect hosts and devices and other networks
  together
• Horizontally integrated

• Peripheral Interconnects
• USB, Firewire
• IDE / SCSI
• RS232,RS485
• IRDA
• BlueTooth
• connect one or more devices to a host computer
• Vertically integrated
• Physical link to application

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Integrating a World of Sensors
Existing Sensors
Trending Monitoring
Data Analytics
Management
Ethernet
WiFi
RS232 RS485
GPRS
Controllers
Operations
Wireless!
Field Units
New Sensor
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Why Real Information is so Important
Enable New Knowledge
Increase Comfort
Enhance Safety Security
Preventing Failures
High-Confidence Transport
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The WSN Biz Challenge
Enable New Knowledge
Increase Comfort
Enhance Safety Security
Preventing Failures
High-Confidence Transport
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Biz Models and WSNs
Real Application
IT C Internet boom fantay
Connection to the Real World