Arch Rock Corporation has announced that the company has achieved the IPv6 Forum's highest level of compliance with IPv6, the latest, most scalable version of the ubiquitous Internet Protocol. According to Arch Rock, it is the only wireless sensor network (WSN) company to achieve this feat.

 

According to Arch Rock, PhyNet platform's 6LoWPAN protocol stack implementation from the company earned the Forum's "IPv6 Ready-Phase 2 (Gold)" designation. Arch Rock IP/6LoWPAN is based on the IETF 6LoWPAN standard. 6LoWPAN provides an adaptation layer that compresses IP head­ers to shrink packets. To support more complex communication, 6LoWPAN follows a “pay-as-you-go” model where overhead is increased only when needed.

 

The Arch Rock PhyNet platform's 6LoWPAN protocol stack implementation passed a comprehensive set of more than 450 tests for conformance and interoperability. Arch Rock's Primer Pack/IP WSN solution incorporated the first commercial implementation of IETF 6LoWPAN in March 2007. Arch Rock joins the ranks of major vendors in routing and switching (Cisco, Nortel, Huawei), PC hardware and software (Dell, IBM, HP, Microsoft) and consumer electronics (Motorola (News - Alert), Panasonic, Sharp) after gaining the IPv6 Ready-Phase 2 designation.

 

Roland Acra, Arch Rock CEO, said, “This milestone demonstrates that resource-constrained low-power devices can be full citizens of IPv6 networks. It also sets the bar in native IPv6 compliance for sensor and other smart-objects vendors: our PhyNet 6LoWPAN implementation passed the IPv6 Ready Phase 2 tests by running IPv6 all the way out to individual sensor nodes, not by using gateways to simply create the appearance of end-to-end IP compliance.”

 

By demonstrating that IPv6 is available now and is ready to be used, IPv6 Forum's IPv6 Ready Logo Program looks to increase user confidence.

 

Recently, the company introduced a new wireless energy monitoring system which facilities managers with real-time visibility into electric power consumption. This will allow managers identify the areas in which they can save money, boost efficiency and gear usage patterns, states the company. They can now accommodate utilities demand-response and other incentive programs.