IIIT-H, Silicon Labs launch Wi-SUN network

Hyderabad: IIITH Smart City Living Lab said that in partnership with wireless technology firm Silicon Labs it had launched a campus-wide Wi-SUN (Wireless Smart Utility Network) network to enable research and solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart cities.

Wi-SUN is an open-standard protocol enabling interoperable solutions through open source software with multi-layer security. Wi-SUN will enable utilities, municipalities, and other enterprises to deploy long-range, low-power wireless mesh networks connecting thousands of IoT nodes.