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2021 | Book

Introduction to Interoperability for Heterogeneous IoT Platforms Read chapter Read first chapter

Interoperability of Heterogeneous IoT Platforms

A Layered Approach

Editors: Carlos E. Palau, Giancarlo Fortino, Miguel Montesinos, George Exarchakos, Pablo Giménez, Garik Markarian, Valérie Castay, Flavio Fuart, Wiesław Pawłowski, Marina Mortara, Alessandro Bassi, Frans Gevers, Gema Ibáñez-Sánchez, Ignacio Huet

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Book Series : Internet of Things

Part of: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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This book discusses the design and implementation of, as well as experimentation on, an open cross-layer framework and associated methodology to provide voluntary interoperability among heterogeneous Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. It allows readers to effectively and efficiently develop smart IoT applications for various heterogeneous IoT platforms, spanning single and/or multiple application domains.

To do so, it provides an interoperable framework architecture for the seamless integration of different IoT architectures present in different application domains. In this regard, interoperability is pursued at various levels: device, network, middleware, services and data.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter
Introduction to Interoperability for Heterogeneous IoT Platforms
Abstract
INTER-IoT presents a novel layer-oriented solution for interoperability, to provide interoperability at any layer and across layers among different IoT systems and platforms. Contrary to a more general global approach, the INTER-IoT layered approach has a higher potential in order to provide interoperability. It facilitates a tight bidirectional integration, higher performance, complete modularity, high adaptability and flexibility, and presents increased reliability. This layer-oriented solution is achieved through INTER-LAYER, several interoperability solutions dedicated to specific layers. Each interoperability infrastructure layer has a strong coupling with adjacent layers and provides an interface. Interfaces will be controlled by a meta-level framework to provide global interoperability. Every interoperability mechanism can be accessed through an API. The interoperability infrastructure layers can communicate and interoperate through the interfaces. This cross-layering allows to achieve a deeper and more complete integration.
Carlos E. Palau, Giancarlo Fortino, Miguel Montesinos, Pablo Giménez, Garik Markarian, Valérie Castay, Flavio Fuart, Wiesław Pawłowski, Marina Mortara, Alessandro Bassi, Frans Gevers, Gema Ibáñez-Sánchez, Ignacio Huet, George Exarchakos
INTER-IoT Requirements
Abstract
There are some significant tasks in the first stage of a project in order to achieve success when taking out a new product, a service or release a software. It is essential to know what is in the market and what the potential customers want. Therefore, during the project, we performed a market analysis regarding all the products related with IoT and we had interviews with all the involved actors in all the domains, such as developers, integrators, operators, domain users, clients, etc. Furthermore, from the previous information we define the requirements in order to determine how the system should work and what it should do. This chapter presents the process and the results of these three activities developed in the first stage of the INTER-IoT project: market analysis, stakeholders analysis, and requirements analysis. This task was done for the five different products defined in the project: INTER-LAYER, INTER-FW, INTER-METH, INTER-LogP, and INTER-Health. These tasks have been made using the VOLERE methodology, which is an excellent methodology to extract conclusions and provide results following a systematic approach.
Pablo Giménez, Miguel Llop, Regel Gonzalez-Usach, Miguel A. Llorente
INTER-IoT Architecture for Platform Interoperability
Abstract
The number and diversity of IoT platforms is huge, causing an unsustainable ecosystem fragmentation. INTER-IoT proposes a solution to bridge heterogeneous IoT platforms, promoting interoperability at different abstraction layers. Modeling is a key engineering mechanism to abstract existing platforms requirements and functionalities, to capture common, reusable properties, so to realize general approaches that are capable of addressing different degrees of interoperability. Based on the significant results of the IoT-A EU funded project, INTER-IoT has therefore defined a Reference Model for IoT Platforms Interoperability, a Reference Architecture, and a complete interoperability system.
Alessandro Bassi, Miguel A. Llorente, Miguel Montesinos, Raffaele Gravina
INTER-Layer: A Layered Approach for IoT Platform Interoperability
Abstract
A interoperability layer is fundamental to provide a global continuum interoperability among IoT platforms. To address this layer, the following activities have been carried out: (i) design of device-to-device interaction based on multiprotocol/access mechanisms; (ii) design of software defined interoperable modules for mobility and routing; (iii) development of an open management framework for smart objects; (iv) design and implementation of smart IoT application service gateway and virtualization; and (v) definition of a common ontology which will facilitate access to the heterogeneous data, data that will be collected and managed by integrated IoT platforms.
Andreu Belsa, Alejandro Fornes-Leal, Clara I. Valero, Eneko Olivares, Jara Suárez de Puga, Fernando Boronat, Flavio Fuart
Semantic Interoperability
Abstract
Interoperability, on the semantic level, deals with shared understanding of data, between IoT artifacts. Positioned on top of the syntactic layer, semantic interoperability facilitates solutions to problems that arise after the data is in a common format, with syntax understood by all participants. Provisioning of compatibility between not directly compatible data structures, representations, conventions and standards, falls strictly under the responsibility of semantic methods.This chapter introduces the INTER-IoT perspective on data semantics and summarizes it’s achievements in the field of semantic interoperability. Being a generic and far-reaching solution, the syntactic compatibility challenge is also mentioned, as it is a necessary precondition to comprehensive data interoperability suite.
Maria Ganzha, Marcin Paprzycki, Wiesław Pawłowski, Bartłomiej Solarz-Niesłuchowski, Paweł Szmeja, Katarzyna Wasielewska
INTER-Framework: An Interoperability Framework to Support IoT Platform Interoperability
Abstract
INTER-Framework solution provides a way to homogenize the use of the interoperability layered infrastructure. By using INTER-FW, any IoT platform can be made interoperable with respect to its device, network, middleware and service layer. This tool offers a complete visual framework to configure and manage in a secure way and to develop new software applications leveraging data from multiple IoT heterogeneous platforms. It facilitates the creation of an ecosystem of interoperable and open IoT platforms. Thus, the development time of novel IoT services and applications can be shortened, and these services can be provided atop interoperable IoT platforms. It is reflected in lower development effort and economical costs for product owners, users, developers and platform integrators. The framework includes components to address several requirements like security, API management, data visualization, scalability and extensibility. INTER-FW also contains the identity and authorization mechanisms of INTER-IoT. In addition, it contains INTER-API, a gateway of the APIs from the different layers. INTER-API is managed and configured within INTER-FW using the API Manager and the Identity Server.
Clara I. Valero, Andreu Belsa, Alejandro Fornes-Leal, Fernando Boronat, Miguel A. Llorente, Miguel Montesinos
INTER-Meth: A Methodological Approach for the Integration of Heterogeneous IoT Systems
Abstract
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a jeopardized ecosystem in which heterogeneity is intrinsic at all levels, from physical devices to communication protocols till high-level application semantics. The absence of IoT standards increases the complexity of integration and interoperability among heterogeneous platforms. This generates a strong demand for proper methodologies in order to fully support the development of heterogeneous, yet interoperable, IoT systems. To fill this gap, in this chapter the INTER-METH engineering methodology is presented. Developed in the context of the European H2020 INTER-IoT project, INTER-METH supports the integration of heterogeneous IoT platforms from the analysis to the maintenance phase. Its abstract and instantiated process schema are described, with particular focus on the analysis and design phases that are fundamental drivers of the whole integration process. Relevant interoperability design patterns, the building blocks of the design phase, will be discussed. The chapter also presents the INTER-CASE tool associated to the methodology which is useful to guide integrator designers in properly following the INTER-METH workflow. Finally, the chapter shows the proposed methodology and its tool in action, with the practical integration of BodyCloud and UniversAAL platforms adopted in the INTER-Health pilot of the INTER-IoT project.
Giancarlo Fortino, Raffaele Gravina, Wilma Russo, Claudio Savaglio, Katarzyna Wasielewska, Maria Ganzha, Marcin Paprzycki, Wiesław Pawłowski, Paweł Szmeja, Rafał Tkaczyk
Interoperability Application in e-Health
Abstract
This chapter describes INTER-HEALTH use case, a real application of the INTER-IoT framework in a healthcare environment. INTER-HEALTH provides a solution that allows health experts to prevent and reduce obesity, which is one of the main causes of chronic diseases. Through INTER-IoT, two different platforms are able to interoperate to exchange information and so, to provide aggregated information to health experts. The results show a clear improvement in the health of the participants compared with those that did not use INTER-HEALTH solution.
Gema Ibáñez-Sánchez, Alvaro Fides-Valero, Jose-Luis Bayo-Monton, Margherita Gulino, Pasquale Pace
INTER-LogP: INTER-IoT for Smart Port Transportation
Abstract
In the transport chain there are involved several public and private companies including ports, terminals, hauliers companies, shipping lines, freight forwarders, customs, etc. The transport activity requires the exchange of data and documentation between these companies. However, each of them has its own system and it is not easy to share data. This data can be used to provide better services to their clients. This chapter presents the demonstration of the INTER-IoT components in a real environment in the port and logistic domain. Three of the main actors in the transport chain are sharing data in the port of Valencia. With the data provided, we defined three different scenarios focused on access control and traffic, dynamic lighting, and wind gusts detection. With this pilot we have shown the benefits of sharing data in the port and logistic sector using INTER-IoT.
Pablo Giménez, Miguel Llop, Joan Meseguer, Fernando Martin, Antonio Broseta
IoT Ecosystem Building
Abstract
A main obstacle for building the emerging IoT ecosystem is the current lack of standardized infrastructure and thus interoperability, hampering IoT platforms to inter-operate among them and causing a massive proliferation of vertical silos. Since interoperability is a critical feature for the creation of IoT ecosystems, the novel open interoperability solutions provided by the H2020 INTER-IoT project can very significantly promote the creation and expansion of IoT interoperable ecosystems, especially across domains. The road towards INTER-IoT ecosystem building is described in this chapter, noting the different IoT solutions and domains already addressed.
Regel Gonzalez-Usach, Carlos E. Palau, Miguel A. Llorente, Roel Vossen, Rafael Vaño, Joao Pita
Metadata
Title
Interoperability of Heterogeneous IoT Platforms
Editors
Carlos E. Palau
Giancarlo Fortino
Miguel Montesinos
George Exarchakos
Pablo Giménez
Garik Markarian
Valérie Castay
Flavio Fuart
Wiesław Pawłowski
Marina Mortara
Alessandro Bassi
Frans Gevers
Gema Ibáñez-Sánchez
Ignacio Huet
Copyright Year
2021
Electronic ISBN
978-3-030-82446-4
Print ISBN
978-3-030-82445-7
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82446-4

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