MINDiT: A framework for media independent access to things

Abstract

a b s t r a c tDeploying smart environments often implies a plethora of co-existing devices and services, each with their own set of features, requirements and interfacing characteristics. These intricate scenarios are further exacerbated when such devices are coupled with networking capabilities, globalizing their interaction opportunities to create the so-called Internet of Things. In such interconnected heterogeneous environments, the joint operation of entities requires a flexible framework that enables and simplifies interfacing between elements. In this paper, we propose MINDiT, a framework that provides a common abstract interface towards the communication support with different entities. It incorporates cross-layer mechanisms inspired on the existing IEEE 802.21 technology, suitably modified to facilitate and optimize deployment in scenarios featuring both high-level, and low-powered network-restricted entities. MINDiT was validated through a prototype built over an open-source IEEE 802.21 implementation. We further compared its signaling impact against other solutions, and evaluated its performance over a smart environment featuring a multimedia scenario with multiple devices and services.

Research challenges towards a managed information-centric network of things

“…These issues motivated the adoption of Web-based technologies, where more generalized higher-layer procedures provided by Service Oriented Architectures allowed the introduction of services such as discovery, event processing, description and addressing into the IoT domain. In this way, cornerstone research projects such as SOCRADES [4], and more recent works such as MINDiT [5] and SenseCampus [6], provided more scalable and extensible horizontal platforms for IoT. These aspects have culminated into the development of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) standardization efforts, such as ETSI [7], and even commercial deployments, such as Xively [8] and Open.Sen.se [9], that address not only the devicerelated aspects and technologies, but also the consumer and service provision platforms that support the IoT deployments.…”

The role of communication systems in smart grids: Architectures, technical solutions and research challenges

“…The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is a promising solution to address this issue, since it offers the needed interworking environment and service flexibility for the integration of wireless access technologies [160]. The 802.21 standard is also supporting various mechanisms that can be used to enable the seamless interoperation between heterogeneous technologies [161].…”