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Topics: Main | Metro | Long-Haul | 10 Gbps | 40 Gbps | Components | All Optical Switching | PONs | Start-ups | Contracts | Standards | Videos | Archive   IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance Targets the "Internet of Things" A new IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance has been formed with a mission to promote IP as the networking technology best suited for connecting sensor- and actuator-equipped or "smart" objects and delivering information gathered by those objects. Smart objects are defined as things in the physical world that - typically with the help of embedded devices - transmit information about their condition or environment (e.g., temperature, light, motion, health status) to locations where the information can be analyzed, correlated with other data and acted upon. Applications range from automated and energy-efficient homes and office buildings, factory equipment maintenance and asset tracking to hospital patient monitoring and safety and compliance assurance. The new IPSO Alliance said it would complement the efforts of entities such as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), which develop and ratify technical standards in the Internet community. The IPSO Alliance role will be to perform interoperability tests, document the use of new IP-based technologies, conduct marketing activities and serve as an information repository for users seeking to understand the role of IP in networks of physical objects. The alliance also seeks to advocate how networks of objects of all types have the potential to be converged onto IP. Founding members of the IPSO Alliance are Arch Rock, Atmel, Cimetrics, Cisco, Duke Energy, Dust Networks, EDF R&D, eka systems, Emerson, Freescale, IP Infusion, Jennic, Kinney Consulting, Nivis, PicosNet, Proto6, ROAM, SAP, Sensinode, SICS, Silver Spring Networks, Sun Microsystems, Tampere University, Watteco and Zensys. http://www.ipso-alliance.org 17-Sep-08   No video on this topic yet.. contact us to present your views. Recent Optical News China Telecom to Accelerate FTTH and Mobile Rollouts Colt Deploys Infinera in Low-Latency European Backbone AppliedMicro to Acquire TPACK for Emerging OTN Hong Kong's PCCW Deploys Huawei's 40G OTN Level 3 Wins Networx Contract for Social Security Administration EXFO Adds Tunable DPSK Testing to its 40G/43G Solution PMC-Sierra Collaborates with Incognito Software on FTTx for MSOs VI Systems Ships First Circular VCSEL Arrays EXFO Boosts its Optical Spectrum Analyzer Russia's FORATEC Selects Ciena's CN 4200 EU's BIANCHO Project Targets Energy Efficient Photonic Components CALIENT and Freeport Offer Govt Teleconferencing NSN Supplies LH DWDM for First Communications NTT Adds 588,000 Optical Access Lines in Q2 EXFO Boosts its Blazer Multiservice Test Modules > More news... Learn How to Get Your Video on this Site   Search  this site   Search the Web   Get Your Column Published Emergency Response and Wireless Location Systems by Manlio Allegra Interview: NSN's Sue Spradley on LightSquared's Wholesale Mobile Data Paradigm by Sue Spradley Mobile Backhaul Transition Requires New Testing by Joe Zeto Cybersecurity Requires Public/Private Coalition by Greg Oslan A Rethinking of Cloud Services and Network Architecture by Jim Theodoras Delivering Scalable Video Solutions <br><i> Advantages of SVC-Optimized QoS</i> by Andy Singleton   E-mail Newsletter Subscribe Now