KR20170124055A - APPARATUS FOR COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN ZIGBEE AND CoAP - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an interworking system and apparatus capable of interworking a non-IP-based object Internet environment based on, for example, a Zigbee communication, and a CoAP-based object Internet environment, and a control method of a sensor node using the same.
Recently, the expectation and interest of Internet of Things (IoT) is increasing. In order for various devices to be connected to the Internet, a lightweight and fast communication protocol is needed, which can also use nodes with low memory and low processing power. The International Internet Standardization Organization (IETF) has defined a CoAP (Constructed Application Protocol, hereinafter referred to as 'CoAP') as a web protocol for nodes with constraints, and has developed oneM2M, ETSI, Other standards bodies such as the Mobile Alliance (OMA) have adopted CoAP. As a result, in recent Internet environments, CoAPs that utilize low power and HTTP support have been widely used. However, there are many cases where Zigbee communication is used in the Internet environment of objects, so that HTTP communication can not be performed.
For this reason, as a part of the standard development for CoAP, researches on IP support method to support object internet environment using CoAP in ZigBee communication (non-IP network) which does not include IP are underway .
The present invention provides a system and an apparatus for interworking between a ZigBee and a CoAP for interoperating a sensor node connected on a ZigBee basis to an Internet environment using a CoAP, and a method of controlling the sensor node using the same.
In addition, according to the present invention, a virtual IP address is assigned to a ZigBee-based sensor node, and a table is generated by mapping information of the virtual node and the sensor node. Based on the table, ZigBee CoAP interworking system, apparatus, and method of controlling a sensor node using the same.
In order to solve the problem to be solved, the ZigBee communication and CoAP interworking system according to the embodiment of the present invention defines a ZigBee physical layer, a ZigBee link layer and a ZigBee network layer for ZigBee communication, and cooperates with the CoAP environment A ZigBee network layer, a ZigBee network layer, and a CoAP layer for ZigBee communication, which are compatible with the sensor node, and are connected through an IP-based communication network; A UDP / IP layer and a CoAP layer are defined for the communication of the sensor node, and a virtual IP address is allocated to the sensor node, and a request is received from the web server based on the virtual IP address, Converts the converted request into a suitable form, transmits the converted request to a sensor node connected via a zigbee communication, It may convert the data received from a node into a form suitable for CoAP comprise a gateway for transmitting to the web server.
In order to solve the problem to be solved, the Zigbee communication and CoAP interworking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a ZigBee physical layer for ZigBee communication, a ZigBee link layer, a ZigBee network layer, a CoAP layer, A link layer, a ZigBee network layer, and a CoAP layer for ZigBee communication with the sensor node; and a communication module for communicating with the web server through the HTTP protocol An application layer for converting a request received from the web server into a form suitable for the CoAP or converting data received from the sensor node into a form suitable for the CoAP, .
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the interworking device manages a table storing data in which the virtual IP address and the information of the sensor node are mapped, and transmits the request or the received data to a CoAP A processor for generating a radio signal based on the request converted by the CoAP processor and transmitting the generated radio signal to a sensor node corresponding to information of a sensor node mapped to the virtual IP address, An RF module for receiving the data in response to the request and providing the data to the CoAP processor; and a controller for analyzing the request received from the web server by performing communication with the web server, And a TCP / IP module for generating a packet for communication with the web server and transmitting the packet to the web server.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the request may be a Get-type request message for receiving a sensor value sensed by the sensor node.
According to the embodiment of the present invention, the request may be a Get-type request message including a control parameter for controlling the sensor node.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a sensor node using a Zigbee communication device and a CoAP interworking device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a ZigBee physical layer, a ZigBee link layer, a ZigBee network layer, A link layer, a ZigBee network layer, and a CoAP layer for Zigbee communication with the sensor node, and includes an Ethernet layer, a UDP / IP layer for communication over the HTTP protocol with the web server, A method for controlling a sensor node in an interworking device including an IP layer and a COAP layer and including an application layer for data conversion on an uppermost layer, the method comprising: allocating a virtual IP address to the sensor node, It creates a table by mapping address and sensor node information, and provides it to the web server. Receiving a request based on a virtual IP address in a table from the web server, extracting a virtual IP address through analysis of the request, and converting the in-request data into a form suitable for CoAP Transmitting the converted in-request data to a sensor node corresponding to information of a sensor node mapped to the extracted virtual IP address, and transmitting the received data to a sensor node corresponding to information of a sensor node mapped to the extracted virtual IP address, And transmitting the converted data to the web server.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving the request may receive a request message of a Get method for receiving the sensor value sensed by the sensor node.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving the request may receive a request message of a Get method including control parameters for controlling the sensor node.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of transmitting to the sensor node includes generating a radio signal based on the request converted by the CoAP processor and transmitting the generated radio signal to the sensor node corresponding to the information of the sensor node mapped to the virtual IP address, As shown in Fig.
According to embodiments of the present invention, the present invention provides an interworking device between a ZigBee and a CoAP for interoperating a sensor node connected on a ZigBee basis to an Internet environment using a CoAP, It is possible to enable communication to the sensor node.
According to the embodiments of the present invention, a virtual IP address is assigned to a ZigBee-based sensor node, and a table is generated by mapping the information of the sensor node and the virtual IP address. Based on this, communication between the web server and the sensor node , It is possible to provide compatibility with CoAP to Zigbee communication without IP, and it is not necessary to replace the Zigbee communication environment with a new CoAP environment through the provision of the interworking device between ZigBee and CoAP. Cost can be reduced.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an interworking system for supporting the environment of the object Internet using CoAP in Zigbee communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of controlling a specific sensor node by a gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.
Throughout the specification of the present invention, when a part is referred to as "including " an element, it is understood that it may include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.
The terms "about "," substantially ", etc. used to the extent that they are used throughout the present disclosure are used in their numerical value or in close proximity to their numerical values when the manufacturing and material tolerances inherent in the stated meanings are presented, Accurate or absolute numbers are used to prevent unauthorized exploitation by unauthorized intruders of the referenced disclosure. The word " step (or step) "or" step "used in the specification of the present invention does not mean" step for.
In this specification, the term " part " includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be implemented using two or more hardware, or two or more units may be implemented by one hardware. In the present description, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by a terminal, a device, or a device may be performed instead in a server connected to the terminal, device, or device. Likewise, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may also be performed in a terminal, device or device connected to the server. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an interworking system for supporting the environment of the object Internet using CoAP in Zigbee communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
1, the interworking system includes a
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In particular, the protocol stack of the sensor node according to the embodiment of the present invention includes CoAP (CoAP) between the ZigBee network layer and the application layer to support communication with the
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Meanwhile, the sensor node transmits the CoAP data generated by the CoAP layer to the gateway through the Zigbee communication. In the gateway, the Zigbee protocol stack like the sensor node is placed and the data sent from the sensor node is received in CoAP format.
The control method for controlling the
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.
The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.
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A ZigBee link layer, a ZigBee network layer, and a CoAP layer for the ZigBee communication for the ZigBee communication compatible with the sensor node, and an Ethernet layer, a UDP / IP layer for communication with the web server connected through the IP- An IP layer and a CoAP layer are defined, and after assigning a virtual IP address to the sensor node, receiving a request based on a virtual IP address from the web server, converting the request into a form suitable for CoAP, To a sensor node connected via a ZigBee communication, and converting the data received from the sensor node into a form suitable for the CoAP and transmitting the converted data to the web server.
An interworking device for interworking a sensor node having a Zigbee physical layer for ZigBee communication, a ZigBee link layer, a ZigBee network layer, a CoAP layer, and an application layer with a web server using HTTP protocol, A ZigBee physical layer, a link layer, a ZigBee network layer and a CoAP layer,
An Ethernet layer, a UDP / IP layer and a CoAP layer for communication via the HTTP protocol with the web server,
And an application layer for converting a request received from the web server into a form suitable for the CoAP or converting data received from the sensor node into a form suitable for the CoAP.
The interlocking device comprises:
A CoAP processor which manages a table storing data in which the virtual IP address and the information of the sensor node are mapped and converts the request or the received data into a form suitable for CoAP;
And a controller for generating a radio signal based on the request converted by the CoAP processor and transmitting the generated radio signal to a sensor node corresponding to the information of the sensor node mapped to the virtual IP address, An RF module for receiving received data and providing the received data to the CoAP processor;
Analyzes the request received from the web server by performing communication with the web server, generates a packet for communication with the web server based on the data converted by the CoAP processor, and transmits the packet to the web server Interworking device between ZigBee and CoAP, including TCP / IP module.
The request includes:
And a request message for receiving the sensor value sensed by the sensor node.
The request includes:
And a linkage between the ZigBee and the CoAP, which is a Get-type request message including control parameters for controlling the sensor node.
Assigning a virtual IP address to the sensor node, mapping the allocated virtual IP address and information of the sensor node to generate a table, and providing the table to the web server;
Receiving a request based on a virtual IP address in a table from the web server;
Extracting a virtual IP address through analysis of the request and converting the data in the request into a form suitable for CoAP;
Transmitting the converted in-request data to a sensor node corresponding to information of a sensor node mapped to the extracted virtual IP address,
And receiving the data from the sensor node, converting the received data into a form suitable for CoAP, and transmitting the converted data to the web server.
Wherein the receiving the request comprises:
And controlling the sensor node using the interworking device between the ZigBee and the CoAP to receive the Get-type request message for receiving the sensed sensor value from the sensor node.
Wherein the receiving the request comprises:
And a control method for controlling the sensor node using the interworking device between the ZigBee and the CoAP receiving the Get-type request message including the control parameter for controlling the sensor node.
Wherein the step of transmitting to the sensor node comprises:
A control method of a sensor node using an interlock device between a ZigBee and a CoAP for generating a wireless signal based on a request converted by the CoAP processor and transmitting the generated wireless signal to a sensor node corresponding to the sensor node mapped to the virtual IP address .
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