The IoT architectural reference model as enabler

Abstract

As identified in the previous chapter, IoT-A has created an “Architectural Reference Model” (IoT ARM) as the common ground for the Internet of Things. The core idea is that the IoT ARM provides a common structure and guidelines for dealing with core aspects of developing, using and analysing IoT systems. The first part of this chapter provides a non-exclusive list of the beneficial uses of the IoT ARM. In the second part we focus on the role of the IoT ARM in the architecture development process.