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Figure 3.5: Intel's Intelligent Systems Framework Chapter 3

Source: Intel Corporation, Simplifying the Internet of Things: Intel® Intelligent Systems Framework, 2012.
– whether public or private-sector – data from are unlikely to communicate directly with heart-
disparate systems can still be integrated at data rate monitors, or recipe planners. Some networks
hubs, including cloud services . Companies will use public infrastructure, while others will be
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are building system frameworks to connect entirely private. Some applications will have high
together disparate applications and networks via bandwidth and interactivity requirements (such
these cloud services. One example is shown in as video surveillance), while others may focus on
Figure 3.5: transferring short bursts of information (such as
smart meters). But with effective standards, these
Much of the value of IoT systems will come networks can be bridged.
from integrating separate, proprietary silos,
especially for large organizations with a broad Greater technical standardization can both reduce
range of partners. This will unfold in the same the barriers to entering IoT markets and increase
way that sharing technologies for personal economies of scale, helping suppliers to compete
computers (for example, operating systems internationally. Without this, national markets may
and processors) enabled much greater levels of face the issues identified in a Korean government
distributed innovation and consumer choice in review, which reported that large businesses are
the 1980s. Improved data-sharing also will allow developing IoT platforms but lack leadership in
the development of specialized data analysis the global market. This, in turn, makes it difficult
providers that can increase the value of that data . for local SMEs to enter the market and leaves
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This does, however, depend on consumer trust them dependent on global suppliers . Because
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in the security and privacy protection of the data of the strategic dimensions of IoT deployment
(discussed further below). for economic and industrial activities, states may
have an incentive to seek more cooperation at the
national and regional levels .
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3.4.3 Standards
However, the diversity of IoT systems and users
To date, IoT technical standards have evolved from means that there is a limited constituency actively
a variety of different applications and stakeholders pushing for standardization . Many of these users
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with different aims and requirements . A – for example, in the healthcare sector – do not
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universal, uniform network of “things” is unlikely have much experience working in communications
to develop in the medium term. Smart meters standards bodies. Standards need to be carefully

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