Design of Architecture for Efficient Integration of Internet of Things and Cloud Computing

Abstract

With a penchant of computing everywhere, everything is going to be connected to the Internet and its data will be used for various progressive purposes. All such required things are connected over the internet and communication is established between them. All the things which are connected may generate data, sometimes data may be used immediately and in some cases data has to be processed and stored for future use. So here comes the use of cloud, the data can be stored in cloud and can be used whenever required. The integration of cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT) can enable the resource sharing more efficiently than before. From many surveys it is found that integration of IoT and cloud computing is in its initial phase and it has not extended to all application domains due to its inadequate security architecture. So, the paper discusses a secured architecture and the issues involved. The cloud services are integrated through a novel IP/MPLS (Internet Protocol/ Multiprotocol Label Switching) core. Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is used to ensure complete protection against the security risks. However, new challenges arise when cloud is integrated with IoT. The paper proposes an idea to integrate Internet of Things and Cloud Computing in order to increase the efficiency of computing environment and meet the challenges of speed and accuracy of the services extended by the providers. Keywords: IOT, cloud computing, Elliptic Curve Cryptography, IP/MPLS core, Architecture.