Vision and Challenges for Realising the Internet of Things

eral solutions have emerged, either with existing
technologies. Moreover, advanced
simulation software created within the project
demonstrated that current technology
capabilities (e.g. bandwidth) suffice to support
a polling-based tracking system, even in
the most complex retail environments. On the
side of the commercial feasibility, the added
security and privacy at a lower device cost has
opened the possibility of countless applications,
particularly in the fashion, library and
jeweller industries.
SMMART has addressed an innovative approach
of logistic and maintenance services
based on ubiquitous availability of “in service”
product data for air, road, rail and marine
transport. The results are reported on
both technology and system integration:
Technology:
RFID tag system operating in the harsh,
metallic, cumbersome environment of
engines
Wireless, auto adaptive sensor networks
RFID tag systems for track and trace in
Maintenance workshops
End to end data security and trust system
Innovative, high added value software
features as configuration control, trouble
shooting, strategic forecasting and
optimisation.
System Integration:
2 demonstrations, on truck and on helicopter
engine successfully validated the
end to end integration.
SToP has addressed the complex issue of
understanding and combating the problem of
product counterfeiting by using ambient intelligence
based solutions. The project’s results
can be summarised as following:
An analysis of the structure, the mechanisms,
and the extent of the illicit market
and the supply- and demand-side drivers
of trade with counterfeit products,
A business case framework to assist governments
and companies (especially small
and medium sized enterprises) to calculate
the impact of illicit trade on brand name
and revenue, the required financial investments
to counterfeiting, and the return
on investment,
Novel product authentication approaches
based on ambient intelligence technologies,
in particular RFID technology and the
analysis of tracking data,
Innovative smart tagging technologies
suitable for authentication,
The product verification infrastructure, a
software prototype that supports enterprises
manufacturing and delivering authentic
products to customers and allows
consumers and supply chain participants
to check the authenticity of products with a
combination of various approaches,
Integration concepts for various industries
that help organisations to seamlessly integrate
solutions into their products as well
as their business process landscape,
Real-world application trials that assessed
the feasibility and performance of the solutions.
The present cluster book includes a CERP-
IoT Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) introducing
a common IoT definition, a vision of
Future Internet with 18 main IoT Application
Domains. The SRA proposes a list of research
fields and a roadmap on future R&D until
2010, before 2015 and beyond 2020. This
roadmap forms the basis for the research
priorities presented and 13 IoT enabling
technologies
The CERP-IoT SRA is part of a continuous
IoT community dialogue initiated by the
European Commission (DG Information Society
and Media) for the European and international
IoT stakeholders. The SRA has been
largely discussed in the projects and with
relevant stakeholders in Europe and overseas.
CERP-IoT is fostering of the International
IoT co-operation. In 2009 and 2010, the cluster
collaborated with Japan, Korea, US and
China and cluster stakeholders foresee IoT
collaboration with India, Russia and Latin
America regions.
CERP-IoT – Cluster of European Research Projects on the Internet of Things
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