Design and Development of a Smart Car Gateway

Nowadays, the new paradigm of the Internet of Things is on the focus of research and innovation, leading to a change in how we interact with our environment. This paradigm is based on the full connectivity for all devices and instruments that we use daily. Within this context, this project aims to study solutions that allow us to improve the connectivity of vehicles and their occupants taking advantage of the access to more than one wireless technology. Specifically, the study is based on the analysis of the protocols Multipath TCP and Mobile IPv6 (NEMO) in order to be able to support communications in mobile environments. Both protocols will serve as a basis for the design of a gateway between the vehicle and the environment that can support the best possible connectivity in such scenarios. In addition, Open Data information is proposed to be used, datasets mainly offered by regional organizations or service providers, in order to help us to bring an added value to the decision process and new functionalities to the gateway. Finally, a use case is presented with the main objective to apply the acquired knowledge in an everyday situation.