Introduction
IoT-A is a European Commission Framework Programme 7 Integrated Project starting in September 2010.
There has been much hype about the
“Internet of Things”. The idea of a globally interconnected continuum
of devices, objects and things in general emerged with the RFID
technology, and this concept has considerably been extended to the
current vision that envisages a plethora of heterogeneous objects
interacting with the physical environment.
Today, a large number of different means are used to enable
communication between heterogeneous devices. We see these as
"Intranet of Things", representing vertical silos that
do not support interoperability. However, this balkanisation of efforts
will lead to a predictable slowdown in devising a viable global
solution. Furthermore, existing solutions do not address the
scalability requirements for a future Internet of Things, they provide
inappropriate models of governance and fundamentally neglect privacy
and security in their design.
IoT-A, the European Lighthouse Integrated Project
addressing the Internet-of-Things Architecture, proposes the creation
of an architectural reference model together with the definition of an
initial set of key building blocks. Together they are envisioned as
crucial foundations for fostering a future Internet of Things. Using an
experimental paradigm, IoT-A will combine top-down reasoning about
architectural principles and design guidelines with simulation and
prototyping to explore the technical consequences of architectural
design choices.
Mission
The IoT-A project
shall lead to
- an architectural
reference model for the interoperability of Internet-of-Things systems,
outlining principles and guidelines for the technical design of its
protocols, interfaces, and algorithms;
- corresponding
mechanism for its efficient integration into the service layer of the
Future Internet;
- novel resolution
infrastructure, allowing scalable look up and discovery of
Internet-of-Things resources, entities of the real world, and their
associations;
- novel platform
components;
- implementation of real-life use cases demonstrating the benefits of the developed architecture.
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The IoT-A Movie
"Do you think, an orchid will ever be able to tell its story? Do you
think, it is possible to teach traffic to speak? Do you think, a car
can call an ambulance faster than a phone? Can you imagine an ambulance
that gathers critical patient information before arriving at the
hospital?"
The IoT-A movie introduces you to the spectacular story of how the
Internet of Things could benefit people and society in the future and
how the European Lighthouse Project on the Internet of Things will
"make things talk". It provides you with a glimpse into a concept
being worked on by the IoT-A project team for several years, namely the
Architecture Reference Model, ARM, a dictionary for the IoT, a toolbox
for developers.
IoT-A hard workers
- IoT-A News
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IoT-A Community Newsletter Special #6 - available !
You find this special edition mainly covering the recent line up of events for IoT-A: IoT China 2013, IoT Forum Brazil and IoT Week 2013, Helsinki with selected sessions, in particular on the stakeholder workshops.
Call for Papers
The WF-IOT 2014 Conference seeks to investigate how progress in technologies and applications of Internet of Things can be nurtured and cultivated for the benefit of society.
IoT-A at CE Week 2013
The IoT-A project will be represented at this years CE Week Line Shows and Exhibits, taking place June 26-27 in New York City, NY.
VIDEO: Internet of Things Europe - Teaser N° 2: The Pillbox
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