Identity/identifier-enabled networks (IDEAS) for Internet of Things (IoT)

Abstract

Future Networks have proposed many Identifier/Locator Split (ILS) schemes in the past decade, and these ILS solutions are being recently considered for diverse IoT applications. Meanwhile, the split of identity and identifier should be of interest for IoT as well. However, nowadays there does not have any unified identify/identifier/locator split framework or system architecture, as a common control mechanism or plane for interoperation of heterogeneous identity/identifier-enabled networks. Thus, this unified framework is our current focus that is under development, while this paper will present some initial efforts from various aspects. Particularly, many identity/identifier-based value-added services will be briefly explored for customized usage in IoT applications. Overall, this paper aims to promote a common ID-based control plane for unifying identity-identifier-locator split in IoT environment.