Title :
Smart community: an internet of things application
Author :
Li, Xu ; Lu, Rongxing ; Liang, Xiaohui ; Shen, Xuemin ; Chen, Jiming ; Lin, Xiaodong
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
fDate :
11/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this article, we introduce an Internet of Things application, smart community, which refers to a paradigmatic class of cyber-physical systems with cooperating objects (i.e., networked smart homes). We then define the smart community architecture, and describe how to realize secure and robust networking among individual homes. We present two smart community applications, Neighborhood Watch and Pervasive Healthcare, with supporting techniques and associated challenges, and envision a few value-added smart community services.
Keywords :
Internet; telecommunication security; Internet of things application; cooperating objects; cyber-physical systems; neighborhood watch; paradigmatic class; pervasive healthcare; smart community architecture; value-added smart community services; Communities; Computer applications; Logic gates; Medical services; Security; Smart homes; Target tracking; Wireless communication;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2011.6069711
