In this paper SDN-WISE, a software defined networking (SDN) solution for wireless sensor networks, is introduced. Differently from the existing SDN solutions SDN-WISE stateful and pursues two objectives: (i) to reduce amount of information exchanged between nodes network controller, (ii) make programmable as finite state machines so enabling them run operations that cannot be supported by stateless solutions. A detailed description provided in paper. offers APIs allow developers implement...

The software defined networking (SDN) paradigm promises to dramatically simplify network configuration and resource management. Such features are extremely valuable operators therefore, the industrial (besides academic) research development community is paying increasing attention SDN. Although wireless equipment manufacturers their involvement in SDN-related activities, date there not a clear comprehensive understanding of what opportunities offered by SDN most common scenarios involving...

Body area networks (BANs) promise to enable revolutionary biomedical applications by wirelessly interconnecting devices implanted or worn humans. However, BAN wireless communications based on radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves suffer from poor propagation of signals in body tissues, which leads high levels attenuation. In addition, in-body transmissions are constrained be low-power prevent overheating tissues and consequent death cells. To address the limitations RF human body, we...

The network function virtualization (NFV) paradigm has gained increasing interest in both academia and industry as it promises scalable flexible management orchestration. In NFV networks, services are provided chains of different virtual functions (VNFs), which instantiated executed on dedicated VNF-compliant servers. problem composing those is referred to the service chain composition problem. contrast centralized solutions that suffer from scalability privacy issues, this paper, we...

The use of wirelessly internetworked miniaturized biomedical devices is promising a significant leap forward in medical treatment many pervasive diseases. Recognizing the limitations traditional radio-frequency wireless communications interconnecting within human body, this paper, we propose for first time to develop network protocols implantable based on ultrasonic transmissions. We start off by assessing theoretical feasibility using waves tissues and deriving an accurate channel model...

Microfluidics deals with manipulation and control of fluids which flow in constrained sub-millimetric media. In this paper communication concepts networking approaches, typical telecommunications, are extended to the microfluidic domain. The work illustrated investigates on possible approaches information encoding evaluation corresponding channel capacity as well design switching solutions. Based results study, Hydrodynamic Controlled Microfluidic Network (HCN) paradigm is proposed, based a...

Wirelessly networked systems of intra-body sensors and actuators could enable revolutionary applications at the intersection between biomedical science, networking, control with a strong potential to advance medical treatment major diseases our times. Yet, most research date has focused on communications along body surface among devices interconnected through traditional electromagnetic radio-frequency (RF) carrier waves; while underlying root challenge enabling miniaturized that communicate...

Softwarization of networks allows simplifying deployment, configuration, and management network functions. The driving force toward this evolution is represented by software defined networking that more flexible dynamic resource allocation management. efficient orchestration resources extreme importance for softwarization process, many centralized solutions have been proposed. However, they are complex exhibit scalability issues. So, distributed to be preferred but, in order effective,...

Three-dimensional printing has been recently proposed and assessed for continuous flow microfluidic devices. In this paper the focus is on a new application of rapid low cost method device prototyping: droplets production through T-junction generator. The feasibility methodology by means an experimental study in which statistical parameters characterize are analyzed. Furthermore, assesses validity previous theoretical results, obtained PDMS droplet generator, also case 3D printed...

Sensor networks are characterized by limited battery supplies. Due to this feature, communication protocols specifically designed for these should be aimed at minimizing energy consumption. To purpose, the sensor's capability of transmitting with different power levels can exploited. With in mind, paper an integrated MAC/routing protocol, called MACRO, which exploits sensor devices tune their transmission is introduced. The proposed protocol requires that each node only knows its own...

The timing channel is a logical communication in which information encoded the between events. Recently, use of has been proposed as countermeasure to reactive jamming attacks performed by an energy-constrained malicious node. In fact, whilst jammer able disrupt contained attacked packets, cannot be jammed and, therefore, channels can exploited deliver receiver even on channel. Since nodes under attack and have conflicting interests, their interactions modeled means game theory. Accordingly,...

The heterogeneity characterizing the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape can be addressed by leveraging network operating systems (NOS)s. Current NOS solutions have been developed for traditional infrastructured networks: they do not take specific features fundamental IoT components such as wireless sensor and actuator networks into account. Accordingly, in this paper an innovative integrated system which is obtained evolution Open Network Operating System (ONOS) proposed. This has...

The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) paradigm will enable next generation healthcare by enhancing human abilities, supporting continuous body monitoring and restoring lost physiological functions due to serious impairments. This paper presents intra-body communication solutions that interconnect implantable devices for application the nervous system, challenging specific features complex scenario. presented approaches include both speculative implementative methods, ranging from neural...

Emerging from the symbiotic combination of nanotechnology and communications, field nanonetworking has come a long way since its inception more than fifteen years ago. Significant progress been achieved in several key communication technologies as enablers paradigm, well multiple application areas that it opens. In this paper, focus is placed on electromagnetic providing an overview advances made wireless nanocommunication technology microwave through terahertz to optical bands. The...

We explore the capabilities of a microfluidic-based Synthetic Molecular Communication (SMC) sys-tem for transmission physiological data within human body. The system employs oscillating water droplets to transmit...

Information-centric networking (ICN) is a new paradigm which attracting increasing attention from the scientific community. ICN focuses on content handling and distribution rather than host-to-host communications. Satellite systems have always played key role in therefore, they are expected to be fundamental components of information-centric networking. However, it not obvious whether solutions that being developed for terrestrial ICNs effective satellite scenarios as well. More...

Delay-tolerant networks (DTNs) consist of nodes moving around and occasionally coming into each other's proximity. During the limited proximity time, can exchange data; this result in a very slow data dissemination process that is usually governed by replication-based mechanism. However, due to long propagation delay large overhead associated with replication approach, DTN delivery performance neither efficient nor effective. To reduce overhead, which becomes critical aspect particularly...

In the <bold xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><i>Internet of Things</i></b> (IoT), localization objects is crucial for both information delivery and support context-aware services. Unfortunately, huge number mobile that will be included in IoT can result a significant amount signaling traffic purpose location discovery update. The major contributions this paper are based on simple evidence: most scenarios, several move together as they...

In this work i-WSN League, a comprehensive hardware/software framework for the support of distributed training and inference is introduced. For what concerns hardware, in League two types nodes are considered, namely, head common nodes. Head resource rich that have capabilities artificial neural network. Common collect data can execute only. all grouped Clusters, each with Cluster (selected among nodes), which only node responsible training. To end, coming from be utilized. This, however,...