Design and implementation on a things management protocol for internet of things

IoT (Internet of Things) is still young and things connection technologies and connection-technology-related high level developments are paid more attentions. With the development of requirements for integration of things' information based on different connection technologies, higher level protocols are needed to shield the different connection technologies and the so-called things management protocol is one of them. The functions and necessities of things management protocol are discussed and a things management protocol called TMP is designed, including support operations, protocol data units, protocol processing and bindings to Internet transportation layer protocols.