In this paper, we focus on the scheme for the route optimization in 6LoWPAN based MANEMO environments. If 6LoWPAN mobile routers
for supporting NEMO protocol are organized by nested NEMO, this nesting of 6LoWPAN mobile router makes the extremely un-optimal
route between 6LoWPAN nodes and its correspondent node. This is so, because all of the packets should be forwarded through
the bi-directional tunnel which is established between 6LoWPAN mobile router and its home agent. Therefore, the more the number
of nested levels, the packet route will become increasingly complex and it causes more end-to-end packet delay. This problem
can be handled efficiently by applying MANEMO, which provides integration of MANET and NEMO protocols. With the application
of MANEMO in 6LoWPAN, we can avoid the nested NEMO since MANET consisting of 6LoWPAN mobile routers can directly communicate
with each other. In this paper, we propose an interoperable architecture between MANEMO and 6LoWPAN to solve the un-optimal
route problem of the nested NEMO. With proposed scheme, we can provide the route optimization to communicate between 6LoWPAN
node and correspondent node. Furthermore, we can also reduce the tunneling overhead and the end-to-end packet delay.
Keywords 6LoWPAN - NEMO - MANEMO
This work was supported by the IT R&D program of MKE/IITA. [2008-F-016-02, CASFI]