The Internet of Things vision: Key features, applications and open issues

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a new paradigm that combines aspects and technologies coming from different approaches. Ubiquitous computing, pervasive computing, Internet Protocol, sensing technologies, communication technologies, and embedded devices are merged together in order to form a system w...

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Published in:Computer communications Vol. 54; pp. 1 - 31
Main Author: Borgia, Eleonora
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.12.2014
Elsevier
Subjects:
Access methods and protocols, osi model
Applied sciences
Artificial intelligence
Computer science; control theory; systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Exact sciences and technology
Internet of Things (IoT)
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications
Pattern recognition. Digital image processing. Computational geometry
Radiocommunications
RFIDs
Sensors
Software
Standardization
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Teleprocessing networks. Isdn
RFIDs
Internet of Things (IoT)
Sensors
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications
Standardization
Environment economy
Pervasive computing
High performance
Home automation
Intelligence
Transmission protocol
Citizenship
Computer animation
Distributed computing
Information technology
Boarded computer
Computer graphics
Internet
Electronic data interchange
Sensor array
Information exchange
Open data
Machine to machine
Radio frequency identification
ISSN:0140-3664, 1873-703X
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Summary:The Internet of Things (IoT) is a new paradigm that combines aspects and technologies coming from different approaches. Ubiquitous computing, pervasive computing, Internet Protocol, sensing technologies, communication technologies, and embedded devices are merged together in order to form a system where the real and digital worlds meet and are continuously in symbiotic interaction. The smart object is the building block of the IoT vision. By putting intelligence into everyday objects, they are turned into smart objects able not only to collect information from the environment and interact/control the physical world, but also to be interconnected, to each other, through Internet to exchange data and information. The expected huge number of interconnected devices and the significant amount of available data open new opportunities to create services that will bring tangible benefits to the society, environment, economy and individual citizens. In this paper we present the key features and the driver technologies of IoT. In addition to identifying the application scenarios and the correspondent potential applications, we focus on research challenges and open issues to be faced for the IoT realization in the real world.
ISSN:0140-3664
1873-703X
DOI:10.1016/j.comcom.2014.09.008