Designing a Framework for Smart IoT Adaptations

TL;DR

This paper presents a framework for IoT device adaptation that enables dynamic reconfiguration based on environmental sensing to optimize resource use and prevent risks.

Contribution

It introduces a methodology for designing a framework that monitors IoT fleets and employs Dynamic Software Product Lines for real-time reconfiguration.

Findings

Framework supports proactive adaptation of IoT devices.

Enables resource optimization and risk prevention.

Supports continuous reconfiguration during operation.

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the science of connecting multiple devices that coordinate to provide the service in question. IoT environments are complex, dynamic, rapidly changing and resource constrained. Therefore, proactively adapting devices to align with context fluctuations becomes a concern. To propose suitable configurations, it should be possible to sense information from devices, analyze the data and reconfigure them accordingly. Applied in the service of the environment, a fleet of devices can monitor environment indicators and control it in order to propose best fit solutions or prevent risks like over consumption of resources (e.g., water and energy). This paper describes our methodology in designing a framework for the monitoring and multi-instantiation of fleets of connected objects. First by identifying the particularities of the fleet, then by specifying connected object as a Dynamic Software Product Line (DSPL), capable of readjusting while running.