Universal Internet of Things solution: Protocol independent

The diversity of wireless networks and protocols used by Internet of Things makes solutions non-interoperable. Moreover, some Things are not always able to communicate due to resource constrains or environmental factors. In this paper, those issues are addressed by introducing the concept of virtual Things. It means that each real Thing is virtualized in a local server or in the cloud, enabling communication with the user through a common protocol, i.e., the Internet Protocol. The virtual Thing has its own Internet Protocol address and authentication measure to control the access.