Managing wireless sensor networks within IoT ecosystems

Within the context of Internet of Things there is an expectation that devices will always be connected and an assumption that data will always be available, however there is little concern for the physical devices producing these data streams. There is a need to balance the appetite for data with the constraints and capabilities of the supporting physical infrastructure. This paper presents a management framework for wireless sensor networks within IoT ecosystems. This framework through cooperation and negotiation can lead to the creation of multiple virtual networks deployed over the same physical infrastructure to share resources, context, insight etc., in order to meet dynamic service requirements. This necessitates a shift from traditional management approaches focused on centralized management for bespoke solutions to the development of novel approaches for autonomous management via distributed intelligent gateways that proactively monitor and manage IoT WSN infrastructures to support multiple application verticals.