WIRELESS/RF - Arch Rock is first wireless sensor network vendor to meet government mandates for IPv6

The Arch Rock PhyNet platform's 6LoWPAN protocol stack implementation earned the designation after passing a comprehensive set of more than 450 tests for conformance and interoperability.

In gaining the IPv6 Ready-Phase 2 designation, Arch Rock joins the ranks of major vendors in routing and switching (Cisco, Nortel, Huawei), PC hardware and software (Dell, IBM, HP, Microsoft) and consumer electronics (Motorola, Panasonic, Sharp).'However, the list has previously included no companies in the area of "IP for Smart Objects" - embedded devices that gather information from the physical world.

Roland Acra, Arch Rock CEO, said, "This milestone demonstrates that resource-constrained low-power devices can be full citizens of IPv6 networks and reap the associated benefits of unlimited IP addresses, auto- configuration, and cost-effective management with widely- available skills and standard tools."

Proving the interoperability of sensor networks in IPv6 environments is especially noteworthy as the U.S. government mandates that government agencies migrate their networks to IPv6 and that they adopt energy-reduction regulations such as EPACT 2005 and EISA 2007.

The IPv6 Forum's key objectives and benefits are to verify protocol implementation and validate interoperability of IPv6 products, provide access to free self-testing tools, and provide IPv6 Ready Logo testing laboratories across the globe dedicated to providing testing assistance or services. For more information, visit http://ipv6ready.org.

For more information, visit http://www.archrock.com.