Beyond the internet of things: everything interconnected: technology, communications and computing [book review]

The networked connection of people, things, processes, and data is called the Internet of Everything (IoE). It is projected to provide high revenues to many companies due to the increase of work efficiency, as well as the increase of security and comfort of workers. The sector-specific infrastructures where the IoE is successfully implemented are smart grid, critical infrastructure management, smart homes, smart manufacturing, and smart meters, among others. IoE is based on near Internet ubiquity and includes three types of connections: machine-to-machine, person-to-machine, and person-to-person. Machine-to-machine is closely related to security, including civil security (e.g., security on the road, disaster alert) and military security. Person-to-machine communication brings an unquestionable increase of well being in home automation systems but is also fundamental for intelligent parking, patient monitoring, and disaster response, among others. Person-to-person connection is already changing interpersonal relations, which are becoming more multimedia- centric and located in social networks. IoE will increase the scenarios of person-to-person networked communication; for example, telework, networked learning, and telemedicine. The future of the implementation of the IoE depends on the effective solution to a number of technical challenges that this paradigm introduces, which is discussed in the chapters in this book.