Network Function Virtualization (NFV) based architecture to address connectivity, interoperability and manageability challenges in Internet of Things (IoT)

6th International Conference on Mechatronics

机械制造;无线电电子学

Haseeb, Shariq^1 ; Hashim, Aisha Hassan A.^1 ; Khalifa, Othman O.^1 ; Faris Ismail, Ahmad^1

Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor

53100, Malaysia^1

关键词: Architecture-based;    Complex decision;    Core networks;    Interconnect sensors;    Internet of Things (IOT);    Iot architectures;    Physical devices;    Vendor support;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/260/1/012033/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/260/1/012033

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

IoT aims to interconnect sensors and actuators built into devices (also known as Things) in order for them to share data and control each other to improve existing processes for making people's life better. IoT aims to connect between all physical devices like fridges, cars, utilities, buildings and cities so that they can take advantage of small pieces of information collected by each one of these devices and derive more complex decisions. However, these devices are heterogeneous in nature because of various vendor support, connectivity options and protocol suit. Heterogeneity of such devices makes it difficult for them to leverage on each other's capabilities in the traditional IoT architecture. This paper highlights the effects of heterogeneity challenges on connectivity, interoperability, management in greater details. It also surveys some of the existing solutions adopted in the core network to solve the challenges of massive IoT deployments. Finally, the paper proposes a new architecture based on NFV to address the problems.