Hi Jeff, I like this paper very much. That's what we need for our terminology discussion. I totally agree with sensor and actuator. I'm not so sure with the processor. I understand that this should be a device that is taking data from the sensor (e.g. temperature) and processes some logic and gives the actuator the command to open the window or regulate the heater. But this could also be a software somewhere in the cloud. How to call it? Processor application? Ingo From: dg-idot-bounces@kantarainitiative.org [mailto:dg-idot-bounces@kantarainitiative.org] On Behalf Of j stollman Sent: Samstag, 11. Januar 2014 18:02 To: dg-idot@kantarainitiative.org Subject: [DG-IDoT] starter set of IoT defintions During our call on Friday 10 JAN, we determined that we needed to begin creating some definitions for the IoT space to prevent confusion as we move along. The attached "starter set" is a first draft at trying to define some of the concepts for which we need a common understanding in order to have fruitful discussions. Not only are these definitions open to modification, but the concepts, themselves, may require reconsideration. Accordingly, please review the attached document and send me your feedback. Once it gains a certain level of consensus I'll publish it to the IoT site. (As a matter of version control, I think it is easier to consoidate multiple individual comments on the current draft, before publishing it to the site. Thank you. Jeff -- Jeff Stollman stollman.j@gmail.commailto:stollman.j@gmail.com 1 202.683.8699tel:1%20202.683.8699 Truth never triumphs - its opponents just die out. Science advances one funeral at a time. Max Planck