Extending the Internet of Sensors to Remote Locations Using Flexible, Intelligent and Autonomous Satellite Gateways

该项目旨在调查将传感器互联网扩展到尚未提供廉价和无处不在的互联网连接的偏远地区的技术可行性，从而实现一系列基础设施、土地管理和环境监测应用。我们提出的解决方案是通过现有的卫星数据服务将传感器和执行器节点的远程无线网状网络连接到更广泛的互联网。该技术解决方案涉及将智能数据处理和自主操作嵌入到遥感器网络中，以最大限度地减少通过昂贵的低带宽卫星连接传输的数据量。此外，卫星上行链路将使用软件定义无线电技术来实现，以便可以使用共同的硬件平台来支持尽可能广泛的当前和未来卫星通信协议。

This project is intended to investigate the technical feasibility of extending the Internet of Sensors to remote locations where cheap and ubiquitous Internet connectivity is not already available, enabling a range of infrastructure, land management and environmental monitoring applications. Our proposed solution is to connect remote wireless mesh networks of sensor and actuator nodes to the wider Internet via existing satellite data services. The technical solution involves embedding intelligent data processing and autonomous operation into the remote sensor networks in order to minimise the amount of data transferred over the expensive, low bandwidth satellite connections. In addition, the satellite uplink will be implemented using software defined radio techniques so that a common hardware platform can be used to support the widest possible range of current and future satellite communications protocols.