Interaction Models for Profiling Assets in an Extensible and Semantic WoT Framework

Abstract:
This paper addresses interoperability issues in an IoT-based cloud environment consisting of multiple WSN clusters made up of connected objects embedded with smart devices which are fully integrated to the Web, forming the Web-of-Things (WoT). Two levels of interoperability are considered: Device-level interoperability and semantic-level interop-erability. Eminent issues relating to device heterogeneity and platform dependencies are resolved by using an OSGi (Open Service Gateway initiative) framework as the software fabric for IoT deployment. However, OSGi alone is not enough to resolve data heterogeneity issues, and even less in providing a semantic mapping of devices and their data streams in a generic deployment. To enable this level of interoperability, a novel system that envisages an all-purpose collaboration framework for the WoT to deliver Sensing and Collaboration as a Service (SeaaS/CaaS) is presented.