Internet of things: Principle, framework and application

Abstract

"Internet of things" (IOT) is a very new concept created and developed in recent years. It had not been paid front attention until one or two years ago, when Chinese and US leaders announced emphasis on the development of IOT. To recover global economy under the economic and monetary crisis background, innovative technologies such as IOT are critical to create new economic development growth points. This paper first introduces the concept and origin of IOT, men describes basic principles of IOT, next illustrates the framework of IOT, and finally takes two examples to suggest applications of IOT. The paper intends to help readers recognize IOT as a whole, to hold the clue and venation of the development of IOT, and to forecast future trends of IOT development. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012.