6LBR in a Nutshell

6LBR is a deployment-ready platform for interconnecting IP and 6LoWPAN networks. It assumes an Ethernet interface on the IP side and an 802.15.4 interface on the 6LoWPAN side.

IP / 6LoWPAN Interconnection

• Synchronizes 6LoWPAN WSNs with IP network
• RPL (storing mode) and pure 6LoWPAN
• Variety of network architectures
  • Router: Real routing between IP and 6LoWPAN, treated as independent networks.
  • SmartBridge: Bridged deployment between the 802.15.4 and Ethernet interfaces.
  • TransparentBridge: 802.15.4 interface fully-bridged with the Ethernet interface
  • ...
• Redundant and distributed 6LBR with synchronisation
• Network autoconfiguration
• NAT64 to provides bidirectional IPv4 connectivity

Configuration

• Reconfiguration without recompiling also on embedded platforms
  • IP configuration
  • WSN configuration
  • RPL Parameters
  • Router Advertisement
  • MAC and Security Layers
  • ...
• An enhanced webserver with configuration commands
• Command line tool
• Node port mapping configuration

Monitoring

• RPL DAG visualisation
• List of connected elements
• Traffic statistics per node
• Router statistics

Security

• Optional 802.15.4 Security Layer
• Webserver configuration and deactivation
• DTLS examples

Expandability

• User scriptable ifup/ifdown
• Plug-ins support on Linux based platforms
• User modules on embedded platforms.

Easy Deployment

• Deployment-ready packages and installation scripts
• Example configuration files
• Runs as a Linux daemon

Easy testing

• Integrated test environment allowing you to run the same tests on simulation and on real hardware
• Automated Cooja configurations files