Sal,

Thank you for forwarding this graphic.

I find this graphic intriguing, and a good straw man starting point.  But I am concerned that it is misleading.  In the enthusiasm to try to leverage the successful pattern of the OSI model, we are force-fitting IoT into a model that doesn't quite work.

Specifically, I have the following immediate concerns:

  1. IoT in this model seems to be limited to "sensors".  I don't see how the Big Data layers apply to "actuators."  And I don't see how the "processors" conform to any but Layers 5 and 6.  Perhaps I am being narrow-minded in clinging to the notion of IoT as representing sensors, processors, and actuators (and applications?).
  2. I am uncomfortable with the notion that the Cloud layer is a necessary layer.  Many IoT implementations are highly localized and will not require the Cloud or Big Data.
I suspect that other concerns will arise as we look at it longer.

I find that this model represents one view on one part of IoT.  It may be a big and important part.  But I don't think it is adequate to define all of IoT.  And I fear that it will force people into thinking about IoT in only this way and lose sight of effective and efficient solutions that do not conform to this model.

Jeff




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On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 8:54 AM, Salvatore D'Agostino <sal@idmachines.com> wrote:

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