Intelligent Security Management and Control in the IoT

3Optimizing Performances in the IoT: An Approach Based on Intelligent Radio

Badr BENMAMMAR

LTT, University Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Algeria

3.1. Introduction

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to mean the omnipresent, intelligent and interconnected objects that interact with one another with the help of standard communication protocols. The IoT signifies the omnipresence of various objects around us, such as sensors, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), mobile telephones and others. The IoT will have a marked impact on daily life in the future, such as assisted living, automation, industrial manufacturing, logistics, process management, intelligent transport of people or materials, real-time monitoring of industrial processes and e-health facilities (Aijaz and Aghvami 2015).

IoT objects will be interconnected via wired and wireless communication technologies. However, accessibility problems for distant users make wireless communication the most attractive solution. Because the wireless spectrum is a precious resource, IoT applications can suffer from spectrum scarcity.

To solve spectrum problems, IoT objects should have cognitive capacities (Tragos and Angelakis 2013). Thus, trends are evolving toward the adaptability of intelligent or cognitive radio to the IoT. The radioelectric spectrum is generally under-used much of the time, which has created problems with spectrum scarcity. The under-used spectrum is called a spectral hole or white space (Khan et al. 2016). ...