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            Some identified challenges concerning big data in the context of IoT are the following [b-Chen]:

            −       An increasing number of connected things generates huge amounts of data;
            −       The generated data are mainly semi-structured or even unstructured;
            −       The generated data may have different confidence and precision levels;
            −       The generated data are generally not useful until they are adequately "processed" (including pre-
                    processing, analysis, etc.).

            7.3     Security and privacy

            Data  security  and  privacy comprise  the  people,  process and  technology  required  to  prevent  destructive
            forces and unwanted actions [b-IBM]. From a big data perspective, security and privacy requirements are
            magnified by the characteristics of big data. Some identified challenges concerning big data in the context of
            security and privacy are the following [b-CSA]:

            −       Secure computations in distributed programing frameworks;
            −       Secure data storage and transactions logs;
            −       End-point input validation/filtering and data provenance;
            −       Real-time security/compliance monitoring;

            −       Scalable and composable privacy-preserving data mining and analytics;
            −       Anonymization and de-identification.

            7.4     Software-defined networking
            Software-defined networking (SDN) is a set of techniques that enables users to directly program, orchestrate,
            control  and manage  network  resources,  which  facilitates  the  design,  delivery and  operation of  network
            services in a dynamic and scalable manner [ITU-T Y.3300]. By abstracting the underlying infrastructure for
            applications and network services, SDN lets administrators dynamically adjust network-wide traffic flow to
            meet changing needs, while maintaining a global view of the network.
            Big  data  processing  requires  agile,  multi-domain,  centrally  managed  architecture.  SDN  addresses  the
            congestion and lack of scalability of current networks by [b-NEC]:
            −       Allowing for changing traffic patterns;
            −       Providing functionality to applications that access geographically distributed databases and servers
                    through public and private clouds;
            −       Providing access to bandwidth on demand.


            7.5     Deep packet inspection
            Deep packet inspection (DPI) is a form of filtering used to inspect data packets sent from one computer to
            another  over  a  network.  Software-based  DPI,  provides  advanced  traffic  analysis  and  multidimensional
            reporting, showing the possibility of making off-the-shelf hardware work at actual line rates. Software-based
            DPI can be pervasively deployed in the network, providing much better analysis capabilities, as well as simpler
            mechanisms for deployment, update, testing and scaling to changing workloads [b-ITU-T DPI].

            7.6     Big data-driven networking
            Big data-driven networking (bDDN) is a group of technologies and methods to facilitate network operation,
            administration, maintenance and optimization, etc., based on the big data generated by the network and a
            series of methods and tools. That is to say, big data generated by the network is used to serve the network
            and make the network better. bDDN solves this problem by introducing and applying the big data technology
            to the framework of future networks [b-ITU-T DDN].







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