Architecture for Internet of Things Environment Management with Quality of Service Assurance

Actually, the Internet is an essential component in the lives of the vast majority of people and it has been contributing to an unprecedented technological advance. The Internet of Things (IoT) is considered the first real evolution of the Internet after Web 2.0. Through it, revolutionary new applications with power to permeate people's lives are expected to emerge. IoT is a term used to refer to the integration of physical and virtual objects, with different purposes and in different areas. This technology is enabled by several others, such as the popularization of sensors, wireless networks and the explosion of cloud storage and big data. However, considering that any device equipped with computing resources and Internet access can collect, analyze and make decisions based on pre- established criteria, the development of an architecture for the management of this environment is necessary and requires further studies. In this way, the aim of this paper is to propose an architecture for the efficient management of all the infrastructure that compose an Internet of Things environment, and ensures the Quality of Service (QoS). For this, the proposed dynamic and self-manageable architecture aims to relate mechanisms of prediction and load balancing, as well as access control, resources management and security.