A fuzzy-based system for selection of IoT devices in opportunistic networks considering IoT device contact duration, storage and remaining energy

Abstract

The OppNets are a subclass of delay-tolerant networks where communication opportunities (contacts) are intermittent and there is no need to establish an end-to-end link between the communication nodes. The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of devices, vehicles, buildings and other items embedded with software, electronics, sensors and network connectivity that enables these objects to collect and exchange data. There are different issues for these networks. One of them is the selection of IoT devices in order to carry out a task in opportunistic networks. In this work, we implement a Fuzzy-Based System for IoT device selection in opportunistic networks. For our system, we use three input parameters: IoT Contact Duration (IDCD), IoT Device Storage (IDST) and IoT Device Remaining Energy (IDRE). The output parameter is IoT Device Selection Decision (IDSD). The simulation results show that the proposed system makes a proper selection decison of IoT-devices in opportunistic networks. The IoT device selection is increased up to 19% and 53% by increasing IDCD and IDRE respectively.