This book presents a selection of papers submitted to the 20th Tyrrhenian Workshop, which took place in September 2009 in Sardinia, Italy. The workshop focused on the "Internet of Things." This subject is quickly emerging in the wireless technology arena. It describes the pervasive presence of a variety of devices—such as sensors, actuators, and mobile phones—which, through unique addressing schemes, are able to interact and cooperate with each other to reach common goals. This novel paradigm, which originated from the idea of "smart" environments, will be sure to impact the future of logistics, Intelligent Transportation Systems, business and process management, assisted living, E-health, and other applications.
The Internet of Things covers a wide array of essential topics related to this emerging paradigm, including infrastructures and applications, communication systems and network architectures, embedded systems, and location and tracking through navigation sensors. It also addresses the technological and social implications of this technology, as well as challenges that may arise.
Author(s): Bernardo Leal, Luigi Atzori (auth.), Daniel Giusto, Antonio Iera, Giacomo Morabito, Luigi Atzori (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 442
Tags: Communications Engineering, Networks; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Objects Communication Behavior on Multihomed Hybrid Ad Hoc Networks....Pages 3-11
Classification of Emerging Protocols in the Presence of Asymmetric Routing....Pages 13-25
Performance Evaluation of Routing Protocols in WSNs Arranged in Linear Topologies....Pages 27-38
A Distributed Procedure for IEEE 802.15.4 PAN Coordinator Election in Emergency Scenarios....Pages 39-48
A Mobile Platform for Measurements in Dynamic Topology Wireless Networks....Pages 49-57
Cluster-Based Irresponsible Forwarding....Pages 59-68
Dynamic Spectrum Access Communications: Wavelet Modulation with Unequal Power Allocation....Pages 69-78
Optimal Cross-Layer Flow-Control for Wireless Maximum-Throughput Delivery of VBR Media Contents....Pages 79-88
A Secure MPLS VPN Infrastructure for Complex Geodata Sensor Network....Pages 89-96
Front Matter....Pages 98-98
Making the Internet of Things a Reality: The WhereX Solution....Pages 99-108
A Scalable Grid and Service-Oriented Middleware for Distributed Heterogeneous Data and System Integration in Context-Awareness-Oriented Domains....Pages 109-118
InterDataNet: A Scalable Middleware Infrastructure for Smart Data Integration....Pages 119-127
CONVERGENCE: Extending the Media Concept to Include Representations of Real World Objects....Pages 129-140
Service Oriented Middleware Solutions for Emergency Communication Networks....Pages 141-153
Front Matter....Pages 156-156
Localization Issues in a ZigBee Based Internet of Things Scenario....Pages 157-165
Low-Complexity Audio Signal Processing for Localization in Indoor Scenarios....Pages 167-176
Integrated GPS-Denied Localization, Tracking, and Personal Identification....Pages 177-186
Design and Implementation of Smartphone Applications for Speaker Count and Gender Recognition....Pages 187-194
Video Coding with Motion Estimation at the Decoder....Pages 195-203
Inter-Vehicle Communication QoS Management for Disaster Recovery....Pages 205-216
Front Matter....Pages 218-218
Beyond the ID in RFID....Pages 219-227
Performance Characterization of Passive UHF RFID Tags....Pages 229-238
Chipless Tags, the Next RFID Frontier....Pages 239-249
Backscatter Communication Using Ultrawide Bandwidth Signals for RFID Applications....Pages 251-261
Passive RFID Integrated Transponders for Automotive Applications....Pages 263-272
Sensor-Oriented Passive RFID....Pages 273-282
Performance Evaluation of UHF RFID Tags in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain....Pages 283-292
The Benefits of RFID and EPC in the Supply Chain: Lessons from an Italian Pilot Study....Pages 293-302
RFID Data Analytics in Apparel Retail....Pages 303-308
Towards the Future Internet of Sensors....Pages 309-318
Energy and Distortion Minimization in “Refining” and “Expanding” Sensor Networks....Pages 319-327
An IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Sensor Network for Energy Efficient Buildings....Pages 329-338
A Real Implementation and Deployment for Wine Production Management Based on Wireless Sensor Network Technology....Pages 339-348
Performance Evaluation of an IEEE802.15.4 Standard Based Wireless Sensor Network in Mars Exploration Scenario....Pages 349-358
The PECES Project: Ubiquous Transport Information Systems....Pages 359-366
HYDRA: A Development Platform for Integrating Wireless Devices and Sensors into Ambient Intelligence Systems....Pages 367-373
Probabilistic Information Dissemination for MANETs: The IPAC Approach....Pages 375-385
Front Matter....Pages 388-388
An Overview of Privacy and Security Issues in the Internet of Things....Pages 389-395
Privacy Challenges in RFID Systems....Pages 397-407
Security and Privacy Protection of Contactless Devices....Pages 409-419
Front Matter....Pages 388-388
Private Location-Based Information Retrieval via k -Anonymous Clustering....Pages 421-430
Back Matter....Pages 431-442
