6LoWPAN conform ITS-Station for non safety-critical services and applications

The term Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) refers to efforts to collect, store and provide real-time traffic information to maximize the utilisation efficiency, provide convenient safe transport, and reduce energy by applying advanced electronics, information and telecommunication technologies into roads, automobiles and goods. ITS can significantly contribute to a cleaner, safer and more efficient transport system. Consequently, ITS have become the focus of a number of policy and legislative initiatives. Responding to the increasing interest to connect wireless sensor networks to the Internet, the IETF has proposed standards that enable IPv6-based sensor networks. This Master Thesis analyzes the capabilities offered by the 6LoWPAN networking stack and valuates it’s application as base for a large scale low-cost roadside ITS-Station, for non safety-critical services and applications, based on Internet of Things (IoT) concepts and technologies. Following a practical approach, a working prototype of the proposed architecture is presented and main results discussed; the prototype has been build porting the Contiki OS over the SeedEye Board, a board specifically designed for ITS applications