Internet of things service architecture and method for realizing internet of things service

• US 8,984,113 B2
• Filed: 03/10/2011
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Li, Hui, Xing, Xiaojiang
• Primary Examiner(s): JEAN GILLES, JUDE
• Application Number:
  US13/642,139
• Publication Number:
  US 20130041997A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,468 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/202
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

The present invention discloses the architecture of an internet of things (IOT). The architecture includes multiple levels of IOT service platforms, wherein a superordinate IOT service platform is configured to manage one or more of the following function entities: IOT terminal, IOT terminal gateway, subordinate IOT service platform, special service platform and service gateway. The present invention also discloses a method for implementing an IOT service. The method includes the steps of: the superordinate IOT service platform providing management for one or more of subordinate IOT service platform, special service platform and service gateway, wherein the management includes one or more of: registration, login, logout, data synchronization and heartbeat. With the present invention, the deployed industries or special service platforms can be integrated into a unified architecture, thus lightening the burden of the IOT service platforms.

Claims

1. An architecture of an internet of things (IOT), comprising:

multiple levels of IOT service platforms, wherein a superordinate IOT service platform is configured to manage one or more of the following function entities;

an IOT terminal, an IOT terminal gateway, a subordinate IOT service platform, a special service platform and a service gateway;

wherein the superordinate IOT service platform accesses the subordinate IOT service platform or special service platform, and provides functions of registration, login and logout for the subordinate IOT service platform or special service platform and\or service gateway, and the superordinate IOT service platform manages the registration information of the subordinate IOT service platform or special service platform or service gateway; and

the IOT service platforms, the special service platform and service gateway all provide functions including registration, login, logout and service processing to the IOT terminal or IOT terminal gateway.

2. The architecture according to claim 1, wherein,

the special service platform is configured to provide one or more of the following functions:

video service, audio service, streaming media service, large data volume service, high real time service and industry application;

the service gateway is configured to converge data.

3. The architecture according to claim 1, wherein,

service data provided by the superordinate IOT service platform for the subordinate IOT service platform and\or special service platform further comprise at least one of:

service policy, service parameter, service configuration parameter, service content and service subscription data.

4. The architecture according to claim 1, wherein,

the IOT service platform or the special service platform is configured to provide registration to the IOT terminal and IOT terminal gateway in the following manner:

judging whether a registration message is to be processed by the IOT service platform or the special service platform;

if yes, processing the registration message for the IOT terminal or IOT terminal gateway;

if not, delivering the registration message to a superordinate IOT service platform or special service platform.

5. The architecture according to claim 1, wherein,

the service gateway is configured to provide registration to the IOT terminal and the IOT terminal gateway in the following manner:

receiving a registration message sent from the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway; and

delivering the registration message to a superordinate IOT service platform or special service platform of the service gateway.

6. The architecture according to claim 1, wherein,

the IOT service platform or the special service platform is configured to provide login to the IOT terminal and the IOT terminal gateway in the following manner:

receiving a login message sent from the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway to the IOT service platform or the special service platform; and

the IOT service platform or the special service platform judging whether the login message is to be processed by the IOT service platform or the special service platform;

if yes, the IOT service platform or the special service platform processing the login message for the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway;

if not, delivering the login message to a superordinate IOT service platform of the IOT service platform and the special service platform, or the IOT service platform delivering the login message to the special service platform.

7. The architecture according to claim 1, wherein,

the service gateway is configured to provide login to the IOT terminal and the IOT terminal gateway in the following manner:

receiving a login message sent from the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway; and

delivering the received login message to a superordinate IOT service platform or special service platform.

8. The architecture according to claim 1, wherein,

the IOT service platform or the special service platform is configured to provide logout to the IOT terminal and the IOT terminal gateway in the following manner:

receiving a logout message sent from the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway; and

judging according to the logout message whether the logout message is to be processed by the IOT service platform or the special service platform for the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway;

if yes, the IOT service platform or the special service platform processing the logout message for the IOT terminal or IOT terminal gateway;

if not, delivering the logout message to a superordinate IOT service platform or special service platform.

9. The architecture according to claim 1, wherein,

the service gateway is configured to provide logout to the IOT terminal and the IOT terminal gateway in the following manner:

receiving a logout message sent from the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway; and

delivering the logout message to a superordinate IOT service platform or special service platform.

10. The architecture according to claim 4, wherein,

the IOT service platform or the special service platform is configured to make the judgment according to one or more of the following information in the message sent by the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway:

IOT gateway device identifier, IOT gateway device type, IOT terminal identifier, IOT terminal type, application type, application identifier and subscription information.

11. The architecture according to claim 1, wherein,

the IOT comprises one or more of M2M network, ubiquitous network and sensor network.

16. The architecture according to claim 6, wherein,

the IOT service platform or the special service platform is configured to make the judgment according to one or more of the following information in the message sent by the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway:

IOT gateway device identifier, IOT gateway device type, IOT terminal identifier, IOT terminal type, application type, application identifier and subscription information.

17. The architecture according to claim 8, wherein,

the IOT service platform or the special service platform is configured to make the judgment according to one or more of the following information in the message sent by the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway:

IOT gateway device identifier, IOT gateway device type, IOT terminal identifier, IOT terminal type, application type, application identifier and subscription information.

12. A method for implementing an internet of things (JOT) service, comprising the following steps:

a superordinate IOT service platform providing management for one or more of a subordinate IOT service platform, a special service platform and a service gateway, wherein the management comprises one or more of;

registration, login, logout, data synchronization and heartbeat;

wherein the superordinate IOT service platform accesses the subordinate IOT service platform or special service platform, and provides functions of registration, login and logout for the subordinate IOT service platform or special service platform and\or service gateway, and the superordinate IOT service platform manages the registration information of the subordinate IOT service platform or special service platform or service gateway; and

the IOT service platforms, the special service platform and service gateway all provide functions including registration, login, logout and service processing to the IOT terminal or IOT terminal gateway.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

the superordinate IOT service platform providing one or more of the subordinate IOT service platform, the special service platform and the service gateway with one or more of the following data;

IOT service policy, IOT service parameter, IOT service configuration parameter, IOT service content and IOT service subscription data.

14. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

the IOT service platform and\or the special service platform judging whether a message or data sent from the IOT terminal or the IOT terminal gateway is to be processed by the IOT service platform and\or the special service platform according to one or more of the following data;

IOT gateway device identifier, IOT gateway device type, IOT terminal identifier, IOT terminal type, application type, application identifier and subscription information.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein, the IOT comprises one or more of M2M network, ubiquitous network and sensor network.