Internet of everything and everybody: Architecture and service virtualization

摘要

The impact of advanced communication and networking technologies spans all aspects of our life and is visible in the way people interact, shop, do business, etc. This article reflects the view of the author on what is emerging nowadays and future trends. In the next few years the research community is expected to stay focused on communication technologies that support connectivity at the broader level, e.g., developing 5G technology, and in challenging environments where the medium is inhomogeneous or the signal propagation is subject to high scattering and multipath effects. In addition, peer-to-peer networking of small devices and smart sensors will attract even more attention with increased integration of the concept of participator sensing within the Internet of things. In the future more virtualization of networking services is expected where customized and on-the-fly interconnectivity is provisioned to enable the realization of certain applications. Such virtualization will involve dynamic configurability, seamless resource negotiation, autonomous bridging among protocols, etc. New business models will also merge in order to support networking-as-a-service both at the individual level and infrastructure levels, nationally and internationally.