Architecture and Existing Applications for Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) implies a symbiotic interaction among the real/physical, the digital/virtual worlds. Internet of Things is an integrated part of Future Internet and could be defined as a dynamic global network infrastructure with self-configuring capabilities based on standard and interoperable communication protocols where physical and virtual things have identities, physical attributes, and virtual personalities and use intelligent interfaces, and are seamlessly integrated into the information network. In order to think of the possible applications for the Internet of Things, we list out the main application domains. The characteristics of each domain and some indicative examples are presented. Some existing Applications of IoT are also discussed in this paper.