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124 Internet of Things Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda
methods and eventually development of new one(s) dedicated to IoT would
help to reduce the costs, have timely IoT deployment while ensuring high level
of quality and interoperability of IoT products. That would also to consider
the full chain of activities leading to interoperability and not in fragmented
solutions as it is today.
2.12.9.4 Development of Market Accepted Test Specifications
Like with standards, test specifications are very important “companion” documents
or even standards to ensure common and non-ambiguous interpretation
of IoT standards. There is still a lot of empiric approaches used today
by the market, which lead to high cost, long delay and often not ensuring
enough interoperability. Tests specifications must be drafted also using some
techniques allowing maintenance, automation, reducing costs while limiting
ambiguities. Special language and notation might be sought if standardised
approaches cannot fit for IoT.
2.12.9.5 Enabling Multi Systems Integration
Developing research on multi systems integration is key to enable future European
SMEs to integrate larger systems and solutions, and requires research on
different models of IoT and IoT systems integration, taking into account IP
and legacy sensors platforms.
2.12.10 Standardisation
Life-cycle approach towards standardisation
Standardisation should be viewed as only one activity in a life-cycle process
that also includes preparatory regulatory and legislative activities, as well
as post-standardisation activities towards certification and validation. Special
care should be taken for understanding pre-standardisation impacts coming
from the various applied sectors.
Increased influence from applied Internet of Things sector
As the Internet of Things represents a set of technologies and tools to support
a number of different applied sectors with varying needs, standardisation
efforts increasingly need to connect to those applied sectors and cannot