TinyREST – a Protocol for Integrating Sensor Networks into the Internet

In the last couple of years, huge research effort has been spent focusing on the realization of wireless sensor networks, especially in the area of radio interface efficiency, power consumption, ad-hoc networking, routing etc. In this paper we would like to focus on how sensors/ actuators and sensor networks can be integrated into the Internet and therefore supporting the development of IPbased applications in different domains. The work, which will be introduced in the following, represents intermediate results of a joint R&D project between Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology and Fraunhofer FOKUS. The main outcome of the project is a Home Services Framework with respective functions and protocols, based on a middleware layer that integrates different sensor networking technologies, home automation technologies and consumer electronics into the Internet.