In recent years, the number of sensor and actuator nodes in the Internet of Things (IoT) networks has increased, generating a large amount of data. Most research techniques are based on dividing target data into subsets. On a large scale, this volume increases exponentially, which will affect search algorithms. This problem is caused by the inherent deficiencies of space partitioning. This paper introduces a new and efficient indexing structure to index massive IoT data called BCCF‐tree (Binary tree based on containers at the cloud‐fog computing level). This structure is based on recursive partitioning of space using the k‐means clustering algorithm to effectively separate space into nonoverlapping subspace to improve the quality of search and discovery algorithm results. A good topology should avoid a biased allocation of objects for separable sets and should not influence the structure of the index. BCCF‐tree structure benefits to the emerging cloud‐fog computing system, which represents the most powerful real‐time processing capacity provided by fog computing due to its proximity to sensors and the largest storage capacity provided by cloud computing. The paper also discusses the effectiveness of construction and search algorithms, as well as the quality of the index compared to other recent indexing data structures. The experimental results showed good performance.

Wireless multimedia sensor networks (WMSNs) currently face the problem of rapidly decreasing energy due to the acquisition, processing and transmission of massive multimedia data. This decrease in energy affects the life of the network, resulting in higher overhead costs and a deterioration in quality-of-service. This study presents a new grouping strategy that somewhat reduces energy reduction problems. The objective is to group cameras in the WMSN according to their field of view. The proposed system begins by searching for all polygons created by the intersection of the two cameras' FoV. Based on the generated surfaces, an ascending hierarchical classification is applied to group cameras with strongly overlapping visions fields. The results obtained with 300 randomly positioned cameras show the effectiveness of the proposed method to minimise redundant detection, reduce energy consumption, increase network life, and reduce network overload.

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The past decade has been characterized by the growing volumes of data due to the widespread use of the Internet of Things (IoT) applications, which introduced many challenges for efficient data storage and management. Thus, the efficient indexing and searching of large data collections is a very topical and urgent issue. Such solutions can provide users with valuable information about IoT data. However, efficient retrieval and management of such information in terms of index size and search time require optimization of indexing schemes which is rather difficult to implement. The purpose of this paper is to examine and review existing indexing techniques for large-scale data. A taxonomy of indexing techniques is proposed to enable researchers to understand and select the techniques that will serve as a basis for designing a new indexing scheme. The real-world applications of the existing indexing techniques in different areas, such as health, business, scientific experiments, and social networks, are presented. Open problems and research challenges, e.g., privacy and large-scale data mining, are also discussed.