Cloud of Things and Interworking IoT Platform: Strategy and Execution Overviews

An IoT platform is a multi-layer system that enables linked device automation. IoT platforms are enabling software that connects various hardware devices, access points, and networks to other sections of the value chain. Virtual objects are now essential in any IoT platform. In this work, we design and create a cloud-based IoT platform that allows users to register and initialize virtual objects, then consume them via the IoT marketplace and integrate them into IoT applications. The proposed IoT platform differs from previous IoT platforms in that it provides both hardware and software services on a single platform. The proposed IoT platform is distinct from the IoT marketplace where users can buy and sell virtual things. Based on virtual items in CoT, IoT platform and IoT marketplace experiments are undertaken. The proposed IoT platform is easy to use, secure, and trustworthy. An IoT testbed and a case study for reusing virtual objects in a residential environment are developed. It allows for virtual object discovery and sharing. Virtual objects can monitor and operate IoT devices.