Design and implementation on a things management protocol for internet of things

IoT (Internet of Things) is still young and things connection technologies and connection-technology-related high level developments are paid more attentions. With the development of requirements for integration of things´ information based on different connection technologies, higher level protocols are needed to shield the different connection technologies and the so-called things management protocol is one of them. The functions and necessities of things management protocol are discussed and a things management protocol called TMP is designed, including support operations, protocol data units, protocol processing and bindings to Internet transportation layer protocols.