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Internet of Things - Technology and Value Added

Abstract: It has been next to impossible in the past months not to come across the term ‘‘Internet of Things’’ (IoT) one way or another. Especially the past year has seen a tremendous surge of interest in the Internet of Things. Consortia have been formed to define frameworks and standards for the IoT. Companies have started to introduce numerous IoTbased products and services. And a number of IoT-related acquisitions have been making the headlines, including, e.g., the prominent takeover of Nest by Google for $3.2 billion and the subsequent acquisitions of Dropcam by Nest and of SmartThings by Samsung. Politicians as well as practitioners increasingly acknowledge the Internet of Things as a real business opportunity, and estimates currently suggest that the IoT could grow into a market worth $7.1 trillion by 2020 (IDC 2014). While the term Internet of Things is now more and more broadly used, there is no common definition or understanding today of what the IoT actually encompasses. The origins of the term date back more than 15 years and have been attributed to the work of the Auto-ID Labs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on networked radio-frequency identification (RFID) infrastructures (Atzori et al. 2010; Mattern and Floerkemeier 2010). Since then, visions for the Internet of Things have been further developed and extended beyond the scope of RFID technologies. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for instance now defines the Internet of Things as ‘‘a global infrastructure for the Information Society, enabling advanced services by interconnecting (physical and virtual) things based on, existing and evolving, interoperable information and communication technologies’’ (ITU 2012). At the same time, a multitude of alternative definitions has been proposed. Some of these definitions exhibit an emphasis on the things which become connected in the IoT. Other definitions focus on Internet-related aspects of the IoT, such as Internet protocols and network technology. And a third type centers on semantic challenges in the IoT relating to, e.g., the storage, search and organization of large volumes of information (Atzori et al. 2010). The fields of application for IoT technologies are as numerous as they are diverse, as IoT solutions are increasingly extending to virtually all areas of everyday. The most prominent areas of application include, e.g., the smart industry, where the development of intelligent production systems and connected production sites is often discussed under the heading of Industry 4.0. In the smart home or building area, intelligent thermostats and security systems are receiving a lot of attention, while smart energy applications focus on smart electricity, gas and water meters. Smart transport solutions include, e.g., vehicle fleet tracking and mobile ticketing, while in the smart health area, topics such as patients’ surveillance and chronic disease management are being addressed. And in the context of Accepted after one revision by Prof. Dr. Sinz.

The Emerging Internet of Things Marketplace From an Industrial Perspective: A Survey

Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) is a dynamic global information network consisting of Internet-connected objects, such as Radio frequency identifications, sensors, actuators, as well as other instruments and smart appliances that are becoming an integral component of the future Internet. Over the last decade, we have seen a large number of the IoT solutions developed by start-ups, small and medium enterprises, large corporations, academic research institutes (such as universities), and private and public research organizations making their way into the market. In this paper, we survey over one hundred IoT smart solutions in the marketplace and examine them closely in order to identify the technologies used, functionalities, and applications. Based on the application domain, we classify and discuss these solutions under five different categories: 1) smart wearable; 2) smart home; 3) smart city; 4) smart environment; and 5) smart enterprise. This survey is intended to serve as a guideline and a conceptual framework for future research in the IoT and to motivate and inspire further developments. It also provides a systematic exploration of existing research and suggests a number of potentially significant research directions.

Information Centric Networking in IoT scenarios: The case of a smart home

Abstract: The Information-Centric Networking (ICN) paradigm for the future Internet is fundamentally different from the classic host-centric Internet Protocol (IP) By leveraging unique, persistent and location-independent content names, ICN provides native multicast support, content-based security, in-network caching, and easy data access, which can be especially useful in the Internet of Things (IoT) In this paper, the attention is on the design of an ICN framework tailored to the smart home domain, considered as a major representative of IoT scenarios The proposed solution encompasses the definition of a flexible and expressive naming scheme that supports data/command exchanges and configuration/ management operations, and also fits the common service models in the smart home domain (ie, push, pull, multi-party) Use cases are provided to shed light on the system behaviour and preliminarily assess its potential and performance

Device-to-Device Communications for 5G Internet of Things

Abstract: The proliferation of heterogeneous devices connected through large-scale networks is a clear sign that the vision of the Internet of Things (IoT) is getting closer to becoming a reality. Many researchers and experts in the field share the opinion that the next-to-come fifth generation (5G) cellular systems will be a strong boost for the IoT deployment. Device-toDevice (D2D) appears as a key communication paradigm to support heterogeneous objects interconnection and to guarantee important benefits. In this paper, we thoroughly discuss the added-value features introduced by cellular/noncellular D2D communications and its potential in efficiently fulfilling IoT requirements in 5G networks. State-of-the-art solutions, enabling radio technologies, and current standardization activities for D2D communications are surveyed and their pros and cons with reference to manifold IoT use cases pointed out. Future research directions are then presented towards a fully converged 5G IoT ecosystem.

Review of Internet of Things in development of smart cities with data management & privacy

Abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) is a structure in which objects, people are provided with exclusive identity and the ability to relocate data over a network without requiring two way handshaking between human-to-human i.e. source to destination or human-to-computer interaction. Internet of things has emerged from divergence of wireless technologies. Internet of Things extends internet connectivity ahead of traditional devices like desktop and laptop, smart-phones to a various range of devices and day by day things that develop embedded tools to communicate & interrelate with the external environment through the internet. Internet of Things is a new revolution of the Internet. Objects make them identifiable and they obtain intelligence by making circumstance related decisions by the desirable quality of fact that they can share information about themselves. They can access the data that has been collected by other things. The aim of the Internet of Things is to support “Ubiquity” that enable things to be connected anytime, anywhere, with anything and anyone ideally using any path/network and any service. Over the last few decades, analysis for the development of market strategy and applications along with their economic strength & its impact on focusing social and physiological, economical growth, technical current trends has been changed dramatically. Over the past four decades, the definition of Smart Cities has emerged to mean many things to many people. Meaning of “smart” is utilizing sensitive information and communications technology (ICT) remains consistent with the Internet Technologies to address urban challenges.

An Internet of Things for Healthcare

Abstract: Mobile health technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) could provide automatic approaches to diagnosing health concerns, taking a step beyond information retrieval.

Smart university, a new concept in the Internet of Things

Abstract: If the Internet has been one of the most important human creations, the Internet of Things (IoT) will change everything, activities and objects from simple to the most complex, and why not, even us humans. Besides areas as business, transportation, energy, medicine, agriculture and others, the Internet of Things wUl also have a major implication in education. A university campus may represent the ideal place for the creation of a smart environment. The aim of the hereby paper is to describe a new concept called Smart University, starting from needs and advantages and ending with a possible architecture based on smart objects.

Exploring the Internet of “Educational Things”(IoET) in rural underprivileged areas

Abstract: In this paper, the design and development of an Internet of Things (IoT) educational mobile learning tool for primary school students in rural underprivileged areas of northern Thailand will be presented. This is aimed at providing effective learning activities and utilising the large number of under-used tablet computers which are still available in schools from the government's discontinued “One Tablet PC per Child” (OTPC) policy. During previous studies, we found tablet computers had the potential to enhance students' engagement and learning performance. However, most rural schools were lacking internet connectivity. Our aim is to design and develop an effective solution for students in rural underprivileged areas of Northern Thailand which will provide them with a mobile learning platform and an application which works with the existing schools' tablet computers. In this paper, we will outline the literature review in the area of mobile learning and Internet of Things (IoT) technology in education, discuss our preliminary study of the use of tablet computers by primary students in under developed areas and demonstrate the design and development of a mobile learning platform which addresses the provision of a reliable, low-cost, sensing WiFi device and child-friendly mobile application.

Activating the Internet of Things [Guest editors' introduction]

Abstract: Now is the time to tune in, turn on, and plug in--the Internet of Things ushers in a whole new paradigm in our relationship with technology.

Encryption and hash based security in Internet of Things

Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to be the next big revolution of the World Wide Web It has a very wide range of applications, ranging from smart cities, smart homes, monitoring radiation levels in nuclear plants, animal tracking, health surveillance and a lot more When nodes in wireless sensor networks are monitored through internet it becomes a part of Internet of Things This brings in a lot of concerns related to security, privacy, standardization, power management This paper aims at enhancing security in smart home systems Devices like thermostat, air conditioners, doors and lighting systems are connected with each other and the internet through the internet of things technologies Encryption and hash algorithms are proposed in this paper through which devices in the IoT can securely send messages between them Encryption algorithm is used to ensure confidentiality as the attackers cannot interpret the cipher text that is sent In order to ensure integrity (cipher text is not changed) hash algorithm is used

Internet of Things and libraries

Abstract: Internet has taken a giant leap forward from ‘Internet of communication’ to ‘Internet of Things’, making it possible to connect objects and transfer data with or without human intervention. This is likely to revolutionize the way we live. Like other service industries, it has a huge potential in betterment of library services. An attempt has been made to explain what is ‘Internet of Things’, the technology and its growth, examples from service industries and deliberate on it’s possible impact on libraries and identify potential library areas where it can be implemented effectively.

The Tactile Internet IoT, 5G and Cloud on Steroids

Abstract: Present a collection of slides covering the following topics: tactile Internet; Internet of Things; end-to-end system; access reliability; access delay; and 5G.

Generic Internet of Things architecture for smart sports

Abstract: Sports and recreational activities constitute to be one of the most rapidly growing areas of personal and consumer oriented Internet of Things applications. Although few manufacturers have started developing smart sports products, they seem to lack in standardized architectural framework. No standard architecture has yet been devised by any researchers. This literature investigates how sports and recreational activities can be augmented through novel service based on Internet of Things based standard architecture-Internet of Things Sport. Test results validates that the data convergence time is directly proportional to the number of players. Several research challenges towards sports centric Internet of Things have been presented which need to be tackled in future.

The "Internet of Things": What It Is and What It Means for Libraries

Abstract: The "Internet of Things" is a popular buzzword but a poorly understood concept. In short, it refers to everyday objects that can sense the environment around them and communicate that data to other objects and services via the Internet. This column will briefly explain what the Internet of Things is and how it might be useful for libraries. It will also discuss some of the problems with and objections to this technology. A list of currently available Internet of Things examples is also included.

Integrating MQTT and ISO/IEEE 11073 for health information sharing in the Internet of Things

Abstract: The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm allows small and resource constrained devices to send data through complex networks like the Internet. Bringing the IoT paradigm to the healthcare area, we can expand the connected health vision, enabling new Personal Health Devices (PHD) to share health information directly through the Internet. In this paper we explore the use of the MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport) lightweight protocol together with the ISO/IEEE 11073 standard. We present new ways of connecting PHDs in home networks and the Internet by the use of MQTT Brokers, which will reduce the amount of data traffic.

Architecture Design of the Internet of Things Based on Cloud Computing

Abstract: Importance and development advantage of the Internet of Things industry chain is discussed. The basic ideas and methods of the combination of cloud computing and the Internet of things are described. Combined with cloud computing, the unified Internet of Things operation management system framework is established. The framework of the new platform middleware layer uses the cloud computing technology, which greatly improves the operating efficiency of the Internet of things. Based on the framework, Internet of Things business operations platform construction scheme is proposed, it can be used as reference of the construction of the Internet of things platform design.

Mobile use of the Internet using smartphones or tablets by Swiss people over 65 years

Abstract: More and more older people are using smartphones or tablet computers; for many it is a viable substitute for a normal mobile phone, or even an entry into the new digital age. With mobile devices, older people can use mobile Internet at home or on the move. Smartphones and tablets allow mobile access to information and communication, so it provides a mobile guide for older adults in their daily lives. But what is the level of acceptance and use of mobile Internet in the older population, and what factors influence the use of these devices? This paper examined older Swiss peoples’ acceptance of and attitudes toward the use of smartphones and tablet computers, as well as mobile Internet. A representative study was conducted: a Swiss survey of 1,037 people aged 65 and older. 56% of the older people interviewed used the Internet in the autumn of 2014. 32% of the interviewed owned a smartphone and 26% a tablet computer. Between the age groups and the sociodemographic groups a divide by the mobile devices was found. 34% of Internet users also use mobile Internet. The data showed that, beside lower age, technological affinity and general attitude towards the Internet are positively associated with the use of mobile Internet. The research also showed that many mobile Internet users describe the use of their smartphone as a resource for coping with daily living.

A survey on Internet of Things: Applications and challenges

Abstract: Internet of Things is the next wave of innovation that is generated by cooperation of internet and smart things. Smart things are objects that are equipped with appropriate sensors and actuators and communication technologies such as RFID or NFC, which by producing and using information try to help people in their life, such as in reducing costs and increasing the optimization in any domain. Also there is still lacking a novel mechanism to develop the cooperation to operate the Internet of Things. This paper presents a discussion on Internet of Things challenges and applications.

IOT based solution for home power energy monitoring and actuating

Abstract: The current tendency to embed computational resources on quotidian objects transforms them into smart objects This is the vision of Internet of things, where many different devices collect and process information from different sources to both control physical processes and interact with human users Initially wireless sensor networks and Internet of things concepts were used with the same meaning The same happened with wireless sensor networks and the protocol IEEE 802154 It is now accepted that the Internet of tings can comprise more than one type of networks and therefore several layer two protocols In such scenarios the IP protocol it is used, like as before, to make this heterogeneity interoperable This paper presents a demonstrator for power energy monitoring and actuating system and it was developed for home environments This system is based on 6LoWPAN to connect to the Internet a smart object network with two layer 2 technologies: IEEE 8021564 and power line communication IPv4 to IPv6 transition mechanisms were included to provide connectivity to both IPv4 and IPv6 Internet end systems

The internet and education in the developing world - hopes and reality

Abstract: Information and communication technologies have made a major impact on education. This raises hopes in countries like India which are undergoing rapid growth in their educational efforts. Will Information and Communication Technologies create a revolution in the education sector? What can we expect in the way of impact due to the spread of access to the Internet? Will Internet access over the mobile phone make rapid advances possible in rural areas? What evidence is available to judge popular claims and predictions regarding dramatic growth of Internet usage as a result of the widespread use of cell phones? Can we identify the impeding factors that limit progress in using technology for education at middle schools, secondary schools and higher secondary schools? The paper addresses these questions, focusing mainly on Indian data and surveys progress in the spread of access to the Internet, including access using cell phones. It presents information on expenditure levels to offer insight into relevant socio-economic factors. It discusses the problem of language and the nature of content available over the World Wide Web. The whole effort reported in this paper is to get a realistic view of the current and potential impact of the Internet and Communication Technologies on education in India. Evangelists of technology have a way of creating unsustainable hopes by ignoring social and economic reality, and therefore a critical examination of available information is necessary. The paper concludes by discussing technologies and initiatives worth considering for ameliorating the situation mentioned above.

Access Control and the Internet of Things

Abstract: Where and how should access control be exercised over cyber-physical systems? Here, Vint Cerf deliberates a possible way to secure such systems.

Internet of Things: Single-Board Computers

Abstract: The present can be regarded as the start of the Internet of Things (IoT) era. IoT covers the utilization of sensors and near-field communication hardware such as RFID or NFC, together with embedded computing devices. The devices can range from cell phones to RFID readers, GPS devices to tablets, embedded control systems in cars to weather stations. In an IoT environment, a door would have the ability to connect with the fire alarm, or your chair would communicate with your home lights, or a car would communicate with the parking space. In the context of this book, we focus on single-board computers (SBCs) as the main IoT hardware components for acquiring and presenting indoor information. This chapter elaborates on different types of SBCs that can be used for acquiring and presenting information regarding building elements, indoor equipment and indoor spaces.

Building Software for the Internet of Things

Abstract: The guest editors present a special issue on building software for the Internet of Things (IoT).

Atoms and Bits: Rethinking Manufacturing

Abstract: An Interview with Neil GershenfeldNeil Gershenfeld talks with Jim Euchner about the Internet of Things and the coming revolution in manufacturing.Neil Gershenfeld is a pioneer in understanding the boundary between the digital and physical worlds-how objects become data in the network and how data in the network become objects. The technology from his lab, MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, has been seen and used in a wide variety of settings, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the World Economic Forum to rural Indian villages and innercity community centers. In this interview, he discusses the true nature of the Internet of Things, how distributed fab labs can enable anyone to make almost anything, the power of global knowledge sharing with innovation at the nodes, and the future of manufacturing using digital materials.JIM EUCHNER [JE]: The Internet of Things has become quite a buzzword. I think you define it more precisely than some do. Can you give your definition-what is the Internet of Things and what is it not?NEIL GERSHENFELD [NG]: Sure. I was part of a group that started what became called the Internet of Things. A decade or so ago, a group at MIT was working on embedding Internet protocols into devices and showing that, with a few hundred bytes of code and a dollar a part, you could implement a minimal IP stack. That meant that individual devices could talk to the Internet. So the simplest statement about the Internet of Things is that it means IP embedded in devices.A lot of the things called Internet of Things today are really BITNET of Things, and they're being done by people who don't understand the difference between the BITNET and the Internet. They are ignorant of the underlying architecture. There are a few core architectural principles that make the Internet work that you can apply to embedded devices. After 10 or so years, we've had to reconnect the future with the past concerning those architectural principles.BITNET was a connection of mainframes, and it was a very high barrier to entry. To expand the BITNET, you needed to add another mainframe, and that was a large investment that was centrally managed. Users used terminals connected to the mainframes. It was similar to the old phone system: what a telephone did was defined not by the phone but by the central office switch. Adding a new central office switch was a big investment. One of the core principles that led to the Internet was the concept of what was called end-to-end, which roughly means that what the Internet does is defined by what you connect to it.The Internet transports packets; it uses a common representation for those packets. At the time it was emerging, there were many dissimilar networks, and the Internet settled on a common representation that could travel across them. But the Internet is really defined by what you connect to it, not by its physical construction. The Internet could grow by adding things to the edges, not by changing what was at the center. That enabled people to invent instant messaging and VoIP and video streaming and search engines, not by changing the architecture of the Internet but by innovating at the edges.Now the reason so many of the things called Internet of Things are actually the BITNET of Things is that people think in terms of devices, like a light sensor or a thermostat or a switch, connected to a server that proxies its state to build an application. Manipulation of the sensor can be done through the Internet, but the state of the switch or the light is not contained in the switch or light, it's contained in the remote server. That means that to change the function of the device, you have to change the remote thing, not the local thing. You can't innovate at the edges because you need access to the central controller.To be the Internet of Things in my definition, the light or the switch has to be a full-fledged citizen of the Internet. …

Consumer internet services

Abstract: This patent application describes many novel consumer Internet services which are built on common principles of intelligent hosting, direct trade between individuals and small businesses without middlemen, direct matching of individuals, aggregated persistent search for any commodity or service, and safe electronic commerce and personal communications environment provided by Trusted Net services. This patent application also describes the integration of consumer Internet services into a consumer-centric Internet portal.

A Cloud-Based Platform of the Social Internet of Things

Abstract: The huge numbers of objects connected to the Internet and that permeate the environment we live in are expected to grow considerably, causing the production of an enormous amount of data to be stored, processed and made available in a continuous, efficient, and easily interpretable manner. Cloud computing can provide the virtual infrastructure that meets these requirements providing the appropriate flexible and powerful tools.

Future Shock: IoT benefits beyond traffic and lighting energy optimization.

Abstract: The year is 2029, approximately 35 years after the Internet went mainstream, and today the world, its people, and things are connected in ways that the Internet?s pioneers could never have imagined. The Internet of Things (IoT) or, as Cisco put it, The Internet of Everything, is now a reality, enhancing our lives in myriad ways.

A Survey on Techniques for Securing 6LoWPAN

Abstract: The integration of low power wireless personal area networks (Low Pans) with the Internet allows the vast number of smart objects to harvest data and information through the Internet. Such devices will also be open to many security threats from Internet as well as local network itself. To provide security from both, along with Cryptography techniques, there also requires certain mechanism which provides anonymity a privacy to the communicating parties in the network in addition to providing Confidentiality a Integrity. This paper provides survey on techniques used for securing 6LoWPAN from different attacks and aims to assist the researchers and application developers to provide baseline reference to further carry out their research in this field.