Understanding the Internet of Things: definition, potentials, and societal role of a fast evolving paradigm

Ad Hoc Networks

Volumn 56, Issue , 2017, Pages 122-140

  Atzori, Luigi ^a   Iera, Antonio ^b   Morabito, Giacomo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cloud of things; Internet of Things; Web of things

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATION; SENSOR NETWORKS;

CONSUMER MARKET; EVOLUTIONARY STAGE; FINAL OBJECTIVE; PENETRATION RATES; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION; TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS;

INTERNET OF THINGS;

EID: 85009285034     PISSN: 15708705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2016.12.004     Document Type: Article

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