Delay Tolerant Networks of Things

FRAIRE, J. A.; FINOCHIETTO, J.

Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networks: Interplanetary and Earth-Bound architecture, protocols and applications

CRC PRESS

Lugar: New York; Año: 2018;

This chapter introduces DTN of Things, a networking paradigm that extends current capability of the Internet of Things (IoT). While IoT solutions assume persistent end-to-end connectivity, DTN of Things do not. As a result, highly disrupted scenarios (with high node mobility or long power saving periods) can also be considered. Both paradigms shape the concept of Network of Things, a growing idea of connecting objects. The network of things has and will have significant impact in day to day life, ranging from healthcare, smart house and buildings, transportation, industry, and even cities. The chapter is divided in three main sections. In the first section, we introduce the concept of network of things, its applications, architecture and services based on existing literature. The second section provides an overview of existing infrastructure and application communication protocols developed for the IoT part of the network of things. DTN of Things is introduced in the third section as an architecture to cope with link disruptions. In this section we motivate the application scenarios, survey existing experiences on applying DTN to the network of things and discuss persistent challenges toward deploying large-scale DTN of Things networks.