Design and Development of Integrated, Secured and Intelligent Architecture for Internet of Things and Cloud Computing

Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing paradigm is a next wave in the era of computing and it has been identified as one of the emerging technologies in the field of Computer Science and Information Technology. It has been understood from the review reports that integration of IoT and Cloud Computing is in its infantile phase and it has not been extended to all application domains due to its inadequate security architecture. Hence, in this paper a novel integrated secured and intelligent architecture for the Internet of Things and Cloud Computing is proposed. This is a unique intelligent architecture adoptable for the public to access diversified smart applications and services distributed in the cloud, anywhere, anytime, any device and any network irrespective of the underlying technologies in a smart environment. The cloud services are integrated and connected through a novel IP/MPLS (Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching) core. Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is used to ensure complete protection against the security risks such as confidentiality, integrity, privacy and authentication. This model eliminates ambiguity, ensures security with enhanced performance and realizes the vision of "one intelligent smart card for any applications and transactions". The performance of the proposed architecture is tested by establishing a test bed in a simulated environment and the results are reported.

I. Introduction

Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing play a vital role in the field of Information Technology [1]. Internet of things is not a single technology, it is the concept in which many of the new things are getting networked and connected anytime, anyplace, with anything and anyone ideally using any path or network and any service in a heterogeneous environment [2]. European Research Cluster on the Internet of Things (IERC) states that “Internet of Things is a dynamic global network infrastructure with self-configuring capabilities based on standard and interoperable communication protocols where physical and virtual things have identities, physical attributes and virtual personalities and use intelligent interface and are seamlessly integrated into the information network”[3]. In a nutshell, IoT is characterized by the real world of smart objects with limited storage and processing power [4].