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A Peek at the Future Internet

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Networks for Pervasive Services

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Abstract

The Internet “connectivity machine” is the generative engine of our modern digital society. It has been the launching pad of the Web (now the Web 2.0), truly the largest and most versatile information system ever built. While the Web phenomenon relentlessly continues, scientists worldwide are now living the dream of yet a more generative next-generation network. This chapter explores some prominent research directions, discussing the Internet of Things, context-aware networks, small world networks, scale-free networks, autonomic networks, dependable networks, the privacy vs. security dichotomy and the two facets of energy-efficient networks.

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Notes

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    Autonomic networks are envisioned to be able to self-configure, self-heal, self-optimize and self-protect with minimal human intervention, according to the autonomic computing principles.

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    Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that uses communication via radio waves to exchange data between a reader and an electronic tag attached to an object for the purpose of identification and tracking.

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    Recent literature describing the properties and mechanisms of small-world and scale-free networks is included in our “References” section.

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    A link is “weak” when its addition or removal does not significantly change the mean value of a target measure (P. Csermely, “Weak Links”, Springer 2009).

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    A.E. Motter, Cascade control and defense in complex networks. Phys Rev Lett 93, 098701.

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    Nestedness indicates the hierarchical structure of networks. Each element of the top network usually consists of an entire network of elements at the lower level. Nestedness helps us to explain the complexity of networks.

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    Hubs are connection-rich network elements.

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    In hierarchical networks, the inner core becomes a rich club if it is formed by the hubs of the network. For example, in the Internet, the routers form rich clubs.

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    In VIP clubs, the most influential members have low number of connections. However, many of these connections lead to hubs.

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    Optical buffering is currently one of the major hurdles in the realization of all-optical networks, which would lead to a substantial increase in network capacity.

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    C. Bianco, F. Cucchietti, and G. Gri, “Energy consumption trends in the next generation access network—a telco perspective,” International Telecommunications Energy Conference, INTELEC, Sep. 30–Oct. 4, Rome, Italy, 2007.

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    Source The Economist, 8–14 January 2011.

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    Source http://148apps.biz/app-store-metrics/

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    As of January 2011, the number of android devices has surpassed the number of iPhones. However, the number of iPhone apps is significantly larger.

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Liotta, A., Exarchakos, G. (2011). A Peek at the Future Internet. In: Networks for Pervasive Services. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 92. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1473-1_10

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