The Internet of Things in the Cloud

Table of contents

1. Foreword
2. Preface
3. Author
4. Section I - The Internet of Things
   1. Chapter 1 - The Third ICT Wave
      1. 1.1 Rise of the Machines
      2. 1.2 The IoT Kaleidoscope
      3. 1.3 Defining Internet of Things
      4. 1.4 IoT: A Web 3.0 View
      5. 1.5 Summary
   2. Chapter 2 - Ubiquitous IoT Applications
      1. 2.1 A Panoramic View of IoT Applications
      2. 2.2 Important Vertical IoT Applications
         1. 2.2.1 Telematics and Intelligent Transport Systems
         2. 2.2.2 Smart Grid and Electric Vehicles
         3. 2.2.3 Smarter Planet and Smart Buildings
      3. 2.3 Summary
   3. Chapter 3 - Four Pillars of IoT
      1. 3.1 The Horizontal, Verticals, and Four Pillars
      2. 3.2 M2M: The Internet of Devices
      3. 3.3 RFID: The Internet of Objects
      4. 3.4 WSN: The Internet of Transducers
      5. 3.5 SCADA: The Internet of Controllers
      6. 3.6 Summary
   4. Chapter 4 - The DNA of IoT
      1. 4.1 DCM: Device, Connect, and Manage
      2. 4.2 Device: Things That Talk
      3. 4.3 Connect: Via Pervasive Networks
         1. 4.3.1 Wired Networks
         2. 4.3.2 Wireless Networks
         3. 4.3.3 Satellite IoT
      4. 4.4 Manage: To Create New Business Value
         1. 4.4.1 More Ingredients: LBS, GNSS, RTLS, and Others
      5. 4.5 Summary
5. Section II - Middleware for IoT
   1. Chapter 5 - Middleware and IoT
      1. 5.1 An Overview of Middleware
      2. 5.2 Communication Middleware for IoT
         1. 5.2.1 MTC/M2M Middleware
         2. 5.2.2 SCADA Middleware
         3. 5.2.3 RFID Middleware
         4. 5.2.4 WSN Middleware
      3. 5.3 LBS and Surveillance Middleware
      4. 5.4 Summary
   2. Chapter 6 - Protocol Standardization for IoT
      1. 6.1 Web of Things versus Internet of Things
         1. 6.1.1 Two Pillars of the Web
      2. 6.2 IoT Protocol Standardization Efforts
         1. 6.2.1 M2M and WSN Protocols
         2. 6.2.2 SCADA and RFID Protocols
         3. 6.2.3 Issues with IoT Standardization
      3. 6.3 Unified Data Standards: A Challenging Task
         1. 6.3.1 Unified Identification of Objects
      4. 6.4 Summary
   3. Chapter 7 - Architecture Standardization for WoT
      1. 7.1 Platform Middleware for WoT
         1. 7.1.1 Standards for M2M
         2. 7.1.2 Frameworks for WSN
         3. 7.1.3 Standards for SCADA
         4. 7.1.4 Extensions on RFID Standards
      2. 7.2 Unified Multitier WoT Architecture
         1. 7.2.1 SOA/EAI versus SODA/MAI
         2. 7.2.2 OSGi: The Universal Middleware
         3. 7.2.3 WoT Framework Based on Data Standards
      3. 7.3 WoT Portals and Business Intelligence
      4. 7.4 Challenges of IoT Information Security
      5. 7.5 Summary
6. Section III - The Cloud of Things
   1. Chapter 8 - Cloud Computing
      1. 8.1 What Is Cloud Computing?
      2. 8.2 Grid/SOA and Cloud Computing
      3. 8.3 Cloud Middleware
      4. 8.4 NIST’s SPI Architecture and Cloud Standards
      5. 8.5 Cloud Providers and Systems
      6. 8.6 Summary
   2. Chapter 9 - The Cloud of Things
      1. 9.1 The Internet of Things and Cloud Computing
      2. 9.2 Mobile Cloud Computing
      3. 9.3 MAI versus XaaS: The Long Tail and the Big Switch
      4. 9.4 The Cloud of Things Architecture
         1. 9.4.1 Four Deployment Models
         2. 9.4.2 Vertical Applications
         3. 9.4.3 Fifteen Essential Features
         4. 9.4.4 Four Technological Pillars
         5. 9.4.5 Three Layers of IoT Systems
         6. 9.4.6 Foundational Technological Enablers
      5. 9.5 Summary
7. References