Interconnecting Smart Objects with IP: The Next Internet [Paperback]

Jean-Philippe Vasseur (Author), Adam Dunkels (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0123751659 | ISBN-13: 978-0123751652 | Edition: 1

Smart object technology, sometimes called the Internet of Things, is having a profound impact on our day-to-day lives. Interconnecting Smart Objects with IP is the first book that takes a holistic approach to the revolutionary area of IP-based smart objects. Smart objects are the intersection of networked embedded systems, wireless sensor networks, ubiquitous and pervasive computing, mobile telephony and telemetry, and mobile computer networking. This book consists of three parts, Part I focuses on the architecture of smart objects networking, Part II covers the hardware, software, and protocols for smart objects, and Part III provides case studies on how and where smart objects are being used today and in the future. The book covers the fundamentals of IP communication for smart objects, IPv6, and web services, as well as several newly specified low-power IP standards such as the IETF 6LoWPAN adaptation layer and the RPL routing protocol. This book contains essential information not only for the technical reader but also for policy makers and decision makers in the area of smart objects both for private IP networks and the Internet.

• Shows in detail how connecting smart objects impacts our lives with practical implementation examples and case studies


• Provides an in depth understanding of the technological and architectural aspects underlying smart objects technology


• Offers an in-depth examination of relevant IP protocols to build large scale smart object networks in support of a myriad of new services

Editorial Reviews

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"JP Vasseur and Adam Dunkels have written an important and timely guide to the rapidly developing field of smart technologies and the Internet. This book provides a clear picture of key technical issues that are useful to both the expert and layman. As we continue to build out the smart grid, the 'electric internet,' I predict this book will become required reading for electric utility smart grid teams." - David Mohler, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Duke Energy

"As the CEO of my company, I have read it with pleasure and will transfer it to all engineers in my company in charge of developing IP V6 applications." - Paul Bertrand, Board member and founder of IPSO (IP for Smart Objects), Creator and Chairman at Watteco "The authors of this book offer a rich and thoughtful exploration of this new Internet canvas on which the 21^st Century will unfold. Prediction will be hard; we are all just going to have to live through it to find out what happens!" - Vinton Cerf, Internet Pioneer

"This book is a very valuable source for researchers and practitioners interested in reading up on the Internet of Things and Smart Objects. It provides a comprehensive treatment to the architecture and networking of smart objects using IP as well as application domains that can greatly benefit from the technology. I highly recommend it."--Dr. Feng Zhao, Assistant Managing Director, Microsoft Research Asia.

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Smart object technology, sometimes called the Internet of Things, is having a profound impact on our day-to-day lives. Interconnecting Smart Objects with IP is the first book that takes a holistic approach to the revolutionary area of IP-based smart objects. Smart objects are the intersection of networked embedded systems, wireless sensor networks, ubiquitous and pervasive computing, mobile telephony and telemetry, and mobile computer networking. This book consists of three parts, Part I focuses on the architecture of smart objects networking, Part II covers the hardware, software, and protocols for smart objects, and Part III provides case studies on how and where smart objects are being used today and in the future. The book covers the fundamentals of IP communication for smart objects, IPv6, and web services, as well as several newly specified low-power IP standards such as the IETF 6LoWPAN adaptation layer and the RPL routing protocol. This book contains essential information not only for the technical reader but also for policy makers and decision makers in the area of smart objects both for private IP networks and the Internet.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann; 1 edition (June 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0123751659
• ISBN-13: 978-0123751652
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #497,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK as a coverage of Internet basics but thin on applications, November 27, 2010

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Peter G. Keen "rabidreader" (virginia usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interconnecting Smart Objects with IP: The Next Internet (Paperback)

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This is a well-written and clearly presented tutorial on the basics of Internet-based technology relevant to smart objects. It is not, however, a tutorial on smart objects. It treats them largely as abstractions and there is little linkage between technology and applications. Coverage of the smart grid, surely one of the most wide-reaching opportunities for innovation across many industries, is little more than a set of lists. RFID, the core to new generation supply chain integration, gets a page of coverage. There's scattered and cursory mention of what is happening in retailing, hospitals, links to information coordination and enterprise IT architectures, and competitive moves to exploit smart objects via both hardware and software. It curiously excludes any discussion of developments in mobile networks - 4G is not even mentioned and there is just a single paragraph on mobile telephony that looks very dated.

I hoped this would be a book that both widened the horizons of students in technical fields and provided a solid and reliable coverage of Internet basics for ones specializing in m-commerce, business IT and applied engineering. It doesn't really achieve either of these goals. I don't think it provides anything substantive or exciting about smart objects for either type of student.

The positives are that it is a lucid and organized introduction to Internet technology that a teacher could complement with articles and case studies on the application of smart objects.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Brief overview of different subjects, January 31, 2011

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L. Romero "Luis from SD" (Carlsbad, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interconnecting Smart Objects with IP: The Next Internet (Paperback)

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The book is divided into 3 sections: The technology, the architecture, and the applications. It starts describing what a smart object is. Knowing about sensor networks it seemed to me that they were pretty similar to what this book is covering. However, smart objects are described as a superset of wireless sensor objects. Similar problems arise, however, and so the topics covered address the power, bandwidth, processing power/memory constraints. It provides an overview of what IP is and how it works so if you already know networking you could probably go through this book really quickly. There are brief coverage of QoS, security, and routing. Security included confidentiality, availability, and integrity but did not address authentication which I would think is an important topic for this type of network.
Overall, the organization of this book felt confusing. I understand the top 3 sections but then it's a potpourri of small topics, grouped together. It does provide awareness of certain areas of research or products that you can then go an look-up.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great overview of IP and connected sensor networks, January 26, 2012

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A. Jarrell (Cary, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interconnecting Smart Objects with IP: The Next Internet (Kindle Edition)

I found this book a great overview of IP and how it can be practically used in many situations. I had used the book at my previous job and bought the Kindle eBook for personal use. I was disappointed with the Kindle eBook as it is missing a table-of-contents as the standard book font is "bold" for some reason.