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The first direct consequence of the IoT is the generation of huge quantities of data, where every
physical or virtual object connected to the IoT may have a digital twin in the cloud, which could be
generating regular updates. As a result, consumer IoT related messaging volumes could easily reach
between 1,000 and 10,000 per person per day.
The IoT contribution is in the increased value of information created by number of interconnections
among things and the transformation of the processed information into knowledge for the benefit
of mankind and society.

The IoT could allow people and things to be connected “Anytime, Anyplace, with Anything and
Anyone”, ideally using Any path/network and Any service. This is also stated in the ITU vision of the
IoT.

The vision of what exactly the Internet of Things will be, and what its final architecture will be, is still
diverging and being researched on.

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Figure 40 – Smart object dimensions
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Internet‐of‐Things Architecture (IoT‐A)
The main aim of IoT‐A can be explained using the pictorial representation that shown in the
following Figure 38.

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20 Extracted of: Book: Internet of Things‐Global Technological and Societal Trend, by Dr. Ovidiu Vermesan
and Dr. Peter Friess.
21 Extracted of document: Internet‐of‐Things Architecture IoT‐A. Deliverable D1.3 –Updated reference
model for IoT v1.5. Project co‐funded by the European Commission within the Seventh Framework
Programme (2007‐2013).

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