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A Peer-to-Peer Model for Virtualization and Knowledge Sharing in Smart Spaces

Authors:
Sergey Balandin
Dmitry Korzun

Keywords: Smart spaces; Peer-to-Peer; P2P; Multi-agent; Internet of Things; IoT; Services

Abstract:
This paper is targeted to initiate discussion on how to describe and make formal definition of smart spaces in Internet of Things (IoT) environment by utilizing well-known models for Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks. Indeed, when one starts studying smart spaces solutions and applying them in IoT environments then traditional models of P2P interaction come in mind as the first association. Every device, sensor, or network process could be represented by the corresponding agent (or peer). Services are emerged as a result of cooperative work of multiple agents in the smart space. Each agent contributes to the service by sharing its portion of knowledge in the smart space. We propose initial ideas on how a P2P model can virtualize physical objects and service construction processes by representing them as a network of interacting information objects in the smart space. Although interaction between objects is not physically direct communication, the model logically organizes direct interaction of objects as peers. This approach aims at higher interoperability in knowledge sharing and at an effective abstract level for service design.

Pages: 87 to 92

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: August 24, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4278

ISBN: 978-1-61208-353-7

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from August 24, 2014 to August 28, 2014