Internet of Things

Chapter 6

Virtualization on embedded boards as enabling technology for the Cloud of Things

B. Bardhi^*

A. Claudi^**

L. Spalazzi^*

G. Taccari^†

L. Taccari^**    Department of Information Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy^**    ADB Broadband S.p.A., Viale Sarca, Milano, Italy^†    Par-Tec S.p.A., Milano, Italy

Abstract

Nowadays, new computing paradigms are emerging from the interlinked networks of sensors, actuators, and processing devices: Cloud of Things and Fog Computing. As a consequence of this trend, there is a strong need for virtualization solutions on embedded systems. In relation to this, two fundamental questions arise: (1) Are the current hardware technologies for embedded systems appropriate for virtualization? ...