Future work

Future work on the 6LBR

In the upcoming releases of 6LBR, we will

• improve the integration between the Native Border Router and the Linux host
• externalize some parts of the IPv6 services towards the Linux host
• improve the user configuration
• provide tools to perform RPL live debugging
• provide support for COOJA simulations
• grant open access to our 6LBR-enabled WSN testbed

Also, the 6LBR will serve a platform to investigate more advanced topics like :

1. Mote mobility across WSNs : Although the basic mechanism are available in version 1.0 of 6LBR, there are many ways to improve the mote mobility and the reactivity of the system as a whole.
2. Border Router redundancy : Industrial deployment requires reliability, and as single point of failure the 6LBR is a critical point of a network. We will investigate and develop mechanism to to easily deploy and interconnect redundant Border Routers.
3. Multi-instance RPL : Multi-instance is an underdeveloped area of RPL. Providing multiple DAGs and Instances will allow:
   1. the support of applications with different types of QoS on the same infrastructure
   2. traffic balancing between Border Routers