A resource management architecture for exposing devices as a service in the Internet of Things

Abstract

This work proposes an architecture for sharing devices' resources in the Internet of Things providing real sensor data for its users. The main idea is based on the fact that users such as developers and researchers do not always have access to the necessary hardware and resource sharing should impact these persons activities. Taking advantage of the Sensors as a Service model, we propose an architecture where several sensors and actuators can be coupled to environments and they also are represented virtually in a web system becoming available to be consumed by users and platforms. The architecture is composed of three layers and a model representing devices, the cloud, and clients, and how they interact with each other. A study case for testing the whole approach is also presented.