Smart technologies able to support people during their daily life, such as those linked to the
Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) world, are gaining importance in today's context. In this …

One of the main challenges in integrating wireless sensor networks with the Internet is the
need of an intermediary mechanism for interconnecting two different protocols, ie Hypertext …

Nowadays, in the most developed countries, modern society is moving towards scenarios in
which the self-sufficiency elderly people live alone in their homes. An automatic remote …

Sensor networks have expanded their scope and capabilities, becoming a fundamental part
of the Internet of Things (IoT). To be able to affront the interoperability needs that this rise …

In this paper, we present the design of a Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) proxy
able to interconnect Web applications based on Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and …

The Publish/Subscribe communication pattern has proved to be particularly tailored to the
IoT world, with the MQTT protocol being the nowadays standard de-facto for IoT …

In this first chapter we introduce the Internet of Things with particular focus on the Smart
Environment, like the Smart Home and, more in general, the Smart Building. The Smart …

Recent advancements in terms of protocols and architectural design, bring us closer to
realize the Internet of Things (IoT)/Web of Things (WoT) vision; with disruptive effects on the …

The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is a lightweight application layer protocol for
the Internet of Things. CoAP is based on HTTP mechanisms to build RESTful web services …

The idea of the Internet of Things, which emerged in recent years, became one of the main
fields of interest in industrial and academic research. The Constrained Application Protocol …