Standards based communictions for a container security system

A system comprising:

• a plurality of sensor controller elements, each sensor controller element associated with a respective container;
• and
• at least one sensor located in the interior of each container, each sensor configured to wirelessly communicate with the sensor controller element of the container in which the sensor is located;
• wherein a standards based wireless interface is utilized in the wireless communications between the sensor control element of each container and the sensors located in the interior of the container.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of wireless communication devices, each wireless communication device associated with a respective container;
• and
• at least one sensor assembly located in the interior of each container, each sensor assembly including a sensor component and a wireless communication component that is configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless communication device of the container in which the sensor assembly is located;
• wherein a standards based wireless interface is utilized in the wireless communications between the wireless communication device of each container and the sensor assemblies located in the interior of the container.