Authors:
Naveen Prakash
1
and
Deepika Prakash
2
Affiliations:
1
Institute of Computer Learning and Consultancy, 21/4 S.B.S. Marg, New Delhi 110001, India
;
2
Department of Computer Science, NIIT University, Neemrana, 301705, India
Keyword(s):
IoT-Application Design, Information System of Things, Agent, Communication, Aspects.
Abstract:
The design of IoT applications has been considered as a specification of devices and their inter-connection. In terms of the Systems Development Life Cycle, this addresses the stage of implementation design. Without explicitly modelling the application problem, this could lead to ill-fitting devices, missing processing of data and inappropriate communication choices. To obviate this, the upstream stage of conceptual modelling is explored in this paper. By, analogy with Information Systems, IoT applications are looked upon as Information Systems of Things, ISoT and the conceptual model for an ISoT is referred to as the Conceptual Model of Things, CMoT. It is shown that agent-orientation is more appropriate to ISoT than object-orientation. Agents have aspects that are its measurable properties. The proposals are illustrated with an example.