ROS2 Connect: A new ROS2 over WAN Solution

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.25102v1
• Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:52:47 GMT
• Title: ROS2 Connect: A new ROS2 over WAN Solution
• Abstract summary: This work presents ROS2 Connect, a WebSocket-based communication framework that enables transparent and secure ROS2 interaction across routed networks.<n>The proposed client-server architecture supports bidirectional exchange topics, services, actions, and system data while integrating authentication and access control mechanisms.
• Score: 2.08825600142115
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2) has become a widely adopted framework for the development of distributed robotic systems. However, its communication architecture, based on DDS and RTPS, relies on multicast discovery mechanisms that are typically unavailable in wide-area network (WAN) environments, making remote operation challenging. This work presents ROS2 Connect, a WebSocket-based communication framework that enables transparent and secure ROS2 interaction across routed networks without requiring modifications to network infrastructure or DDS configurations. The proposed client-server architecture supports bidirectional exchange of topics, services, actions, and system data while integrating authentication and access control mechanisms. Experimental evaluation over a real WAN connection demonstrates significantly lower latency, higher stability, and improved scalability compared to existing solutions, including DDS Router, rosbridge and Zenoh. Initial results show that ROS2 Connect provides a reliable foundation for teleoperation and distributed robotics applications over wide-area networks.

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