Architecture for the Internet of Things (IoT): API and Interconnect

The proposed architecture is structured into a secure API, a backbone, and separate device networks with standard interface to the backbone. The API decouples innovation of services and service logic from protocols and network elements. It also enables service portability between systems, i.e. a service may be allocated to end-systems or servers, with possible relocation and replication throughout its lifecycle. Ubiquitous service provisioning depends on interoperability, not only for provisioning of a standard QoS controlled IP bearer, but also for cross domain naming, security, mobility, multicast, location, routing and management, including fair compensation for utility provisioning. The proposed architecture not only includes these critical elements but also caters for multi-homing, mobile networks with dynamic membership, and third party persistent storage based on indirection.