Ricerc@Sapienza

The Internet of Things (IoT) is by now very close to be realized, leading the world towards a new technological era where people’s lives and habits will be definitively revolutionized. Furthermore, the incoming 5G technology promises significant enhancements concerning the Quality of Service (QoS) in mobile communications. Having billions of devices simultaneously connected has opened new challenges about network management and data exchange rules that need to be tailored to the characteristics of the considered scenario.

In the Internet of Things (IoT) new challenges for both the networks and the applications are arising. This is due to the use of constrained communication platforms, like Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs), due to the handling of variable and heterogeneous data traffic and due to the fact that IoT applications are characterized by sporadic interactions of IoT devices. Above all, providing simultaneous connectivity among billions of devices will revolutionize the concept of data exchange and sharing.