New Software for Arch Rock’s PhyNet Wireless Sensor Network Targets Providers of Monitoring Services
A new version of software for Arch Rock’s IP-based PhyNet wireless sensor network (WSN) platform enables companies that provide sensor-based monitoring and management services to build large-scale, multi-customer WSNs that securely reach across customer firewalls to access and centrally manage WSN data. Each customer’s data stays private, and existing security settings protecting the rest of the organization’s networks and IT assets remain intact.
Arch Rock PhyNet 3.5 adds support for IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) and NAT (Network Address Translation) traversal to the PhyNet Router and PhyNet Server. This enables the encryption and authentication of sensor data over the WAN, allowing that data to pass securely through corporate Internet connection boundaries or small business and residential cable and DSL gateways. This extends the PhyNet architecture beyond the enterprise to service provider organizations that provide real-time monitoring and/or control services for home or commercial energy systems, “brown field” development sites, high-end agricultural crops and many others. Providers can now aggregate any number of customer-resident WSNs onto a single PhyNet Server at the provider’s site, simplifying deployment and reducing infrastructure costs.
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