IoT

Elastic Services for Edge Computing

Edge computing enables new, low-latency services close to data producers and consumers. However, edge service management is challenged by high hardware heterogeneity and missing elasticity capabilities. To address these challenges, this paper …

Evaluating Bluetooth Low Energy for IoT

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is the short-range, single-hop protocol of choice for the edge of the IoT. Despite its growing significance for phone-to-peripheral communication, BLE's smartphone system performance characteristics are not well understood. …

Leveraging Physical Locality to Integrate Smart Appliances in Non-Residential Buildings with Ultrasound and Bluetooth Low Energy

Smart appliances and sensors have become widely available. We are deploying them in our homes to manage the level of comfort, energy consumption or security. While such smart appliances are becoming an integral part of modern home automation systems, …