IoT-IMS Communication Platform for Future Internet

IoT-IMS Communication Platform for Future Internet

Chi-Yuan Chen (National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan), Han-Chieh Chao (National Dong Hwa University and National I-Lan University, Taiwan), Tin-Yu Wu (Tamkang University, Taiwan), Chun-I Fan (National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan), Jiann-Liang Chen (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan), Yuh-Shyan Chen (National Taipei University, Taiwan) and Jenq-Muh Hsu (National Chiayi University, Taiwan)
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/jaras.2011100105

Abstract

In recent years, Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing are the hottest issues of Future Internet. However, there is a lack of common fabric for integrating IoT and Cloud. In telecommunications, the IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), based on the All-IP and Open Services Architecture, has been regarded as the trend for Next Generation Network (NGN). The IMS communication platform is the most suitable fabric for integrating IoT and Cloud. This paper focuses on different aspects including Cloud Service Framework, Data Sensing and Communication Technology, Collaborative Authentication and Privacy Protection Mechanism, Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OA&M), Mobility and Energy-Saving Management, and Application Services. This paper not only provides the discussion of open challenges, but also proposes a possible solution based on the above-mentioned aspects for Future Internet.
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Discussion Of Open Challenges

CERP-IoT has classified the IoT supporting technologies into 13 categories and discussed some possible technologies (CERP-IoT, 2009). However, the possible technologies for enabling IoT are diversity and are not interoperable. Hence we propose the IMS-based possible solutions to fulfill the requirement of these 13 IoT supporting technologies as in Table 1. Furthermore, we also discuss open challenges with different aspects including Cloud Service Framework, Data Sensing and Communication Technology, Collaborative Authentication and Privacy Protection Mechanism, Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OA&M), Mobility and Energy-Saving Management, and Application Services.

Table 1.
IoT supporting technologies and possible solutions
Supporting TechnologiesPossible Solutions
Identification TechnologyIMS/SIP URI
IoT Architecture TechnologyIMS Architecture
Communication TechnologyIMS-SIP Protocol
Network TechnologyIMS All-IPv6 Transport
Network DiscoveryIMS Service Discovery
Software and algorithmsIMS Service Architecture
HardwareSDR (Software Defined Radio) and CR (Cognitive Radio)
Data and Signal Processing TechnologyIMS and Cloud Computing
Discovery and Search Engine TechnologiesIMS and Cloud Computing
Relationship Network ManagementIMS Architecture
Power and Energy Storage TechnologiesSDR, CR, and CN (Cognitive Network)
Security and Privacy TechnologiesIMS Security Architecture
Standardization3GPP (IMS)

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