Internet of Things Communication Reference Model

The model we propose in this paper takes its roots from the OSI (ISO 1984) model, the TCP/IP model (US DoD4 1970), and the Internet model, but it puts its focus on Internet of Things (IoT) specific features and issues. All the previous models have a great value, going beyond any discussion, but simply they have not been conceived with the IoT issues and features in mind. IoT may need more than a computer network communication model! We developed a new model compatible with the prospects of IoT. It should also be noted that there are efforts in recent years to produce a new reference model for communications to keep pace with the world of Internet for everything. The most prominent of these attempts are produced by the IoT Architecture project (IoT-A 2013), which seems appropriate, but we further propose additions and modifications in this paper.