Internet Research Task Force Gyu Myoung Lee
Internet Draft Institut TELECOM
Intended status: Informational Jungsoo Park
Expires: September 2011 ETRI
Ning Kong
CNNIC
Noel Crespi
Institut TELECOM
March 14, 2011
The Internet of Things - Concept and Problem Statement
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Abstract
This document explains the concept of the Internet of Things and
several characteristics of objects. In addition, this document
investigates key technical issues and specifies problems for the IoT.
Based on this, this document discusses a new architectural framework
in order to solve problems.
Conventions used in this document
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC-2119.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................ 4
2. Concept of IoT .............................................. 4
2.1. Basic concept of the IoT................................ 4
2.2. Classification and characteristics of objects........... 6
2.3. Purpose / applications.................................. 7
3. Features of the IoT ......................................... 7
3.1. Overall aspects......................................... 7
3.2. Applications/services aspects........................... 7
3.3. Networking aspects...................................... 7
3.4. Link/physical layer aspects............................. 8
3.5. Smart/connected objects aspects......................... 8
3.6. Smart environment aspects............................... 8
4. General issues .............................................. 8
5. Problems .................................................... 11
5.1. Identifier for objects and services..................... 11
5.2. Object naming .......................................... 11
5.3. Security/privacy/authority.............................. 12
5.4. Presence (of people; of devices)........................ 13
5.5. Geographic location (self identification of location)... 13
5.6. Discovery/search........................................ 13
5.7. Tracking and mobility support of mobile object.......... 14
5.8. Data processing /computing.............................. 14
5.9. Heterogeneous networking interfaces (IP and non-IP, etc) 14
5.10. Global connectivity (IPv6) ............................ 15
5.11. Scalability ........................................... 15
5.12. Global interoperability ............................... 15
5.13. Autonomics (self-configuring, intelligence for control) 15
5.14. Constraint objects .................................... 15
5.15. Coordination among many objects ....................... 16
5.16. Web Services .......................................... 16
6. Architectural implications .................................. 16
6.1. Vertical vs. Horizontal ................................ 16
6.2. Architectural considerations in the service perspective. 17
6.3. Common infrastructure in the networking perspective..... 17
6.4. Consolidated layered architecture for IoT .............. 18
7. Security Considerations..................................... 18
8. IANA Considerations ......................................... 18
9. References .................................................. 18
9.1. Normative References ................................... 18
9.2. Informative References ................................. 19
Appendix I: Case study on typical use cases of the IoT.......... 19
Appendix II: Relationships with existing working groups in IETF. 20
Author's Addresses ............................................. 20
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1. Introduction
The Internet of Things (IoT) [1-3] is a novel paradigm that is
becoming popular with research and industries. The basic idea is that
IoT will connect objects around us (electronic, electrical, non
electrical) to provide seamless communication and contextual services
provided by them. Development of RFID tags, sensors, actuators,
mobile phones make it possible to materialize IoT which interact and
co-operate each other to make the service better and accessible
anytime, from anywhere.
There are so many applications that are possible because of IoT. For
individual users, IoT brings useful applications like home automation,
security, automated devices monitoring, and management of daily tasks.
For professionals, automated applications provide useful contextual
information all the time to help on their works and decision making.
Industries, with sensors and actuators operations can be rapid,
efficient and more economic. Managers who need to keep eye on many
things can automate tasks connection digital and physical objects
together. Every sectors energy, computing, management, security,
transportation are going to be benefitted with this new paradigm.
Development of several technologies made it possible to achieve the
vision of Internet of things. Identification technology such as RFID
allows each object to represent uniquely by having unique identifier.
Identity reader can read any time the object allows real time
identification and tracking. Wireless sensor technology allows
objects to provide real time environmental condition and context.
Smart technologies allow objects to become more intelligent which can
think and communicate. Nanotechnologies are helping to reduce the
size of the chip incorporating more processing power and
communication capabilities in a very small chip.
This document explains the concept of the Internet of Things and
several characteristics of objects. In addition, this document
investigates key technical issues and specifies problems for the IoT.
The main objective of this document is to develop a new architectural
framework in order to solve problems.
2. Concept of IoT
2.1. Basic concept of the IoT
o Definition of the "IoT"
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The "Internet of Things (IoT)" refers to the networked
interconnection of everyday objects. An "IoT" means "a world-wide
network of interconnected objects uniquely addressable, based on
standard communication protocols" [5].
Internet: The original "Internet" is based on the TCP/IP protocol
suite but any network based on the TCP/IP protocol suite cannot
belong to the Internet because private networks and
Telecommunication networks are not part of the Internet even
though they are based on the TCP/IP protocol suite. In the
viewpoint of IoT, the "Internet" considers the TCP/IP suite and
non-TCP/IP suite at the same time.
o Definition and scope of "things"
In the IoT, "things" are very various such as computers, sensors,
people, actuators, refrigerators, TVs, vehicles, mobile phones,
clothes, food, medicines, books, etc. These things are classified
as three scopes: people, machine (for example, sensor, actuator,
etc) and information (for example clothes, food, medicine, books
and etc). These "things" should be identified at least by one
unique way of identification for the capability of addressing and
communicating with each other and verifying their identities. In
here, if the "thing" is identified, we call it the "object."
o Visions of IoT and Goals for new architecture/framework
In terms of standardization, a new paradigm of IoT implies many
visions depending on expertise of standardization bodies. Commonly
we focus on the deployment of a new generation of networked
objects with communication, sensory and action capabilities for
numerous applications with a vision "from simple connected objects
as sensor networks to more complex and smarter communicated
objects as in the envisioned IoT" [6]. In the IETF/IRTF
perspective, one of our visions is to provide global
interoperability via IP for making heterogeneous/constraint
objects very smart.
We are investigating a new architectural framework to support
scalability and interoperability for IoT as a research item. The
goals for this are to identify several problems of existing
protocols and find possible solutions for solving these problems.
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2.2. Classification and characteristics of objects
Many studies are going on regarding IoT which is going to be an
advanced network including normal physical objects together with
computers and other advanced electronic appliances. Instead of
forming ad hoc network, normal objects will be a part of whole
network so that they can collaborate, understand real time
environmental data and react accordingly in need.
Objects can be classified as follows.
o Size: small, normal
o Mobility: mobile, fixed
o Power: without power supply, with power supply
o Connectivity: intermittently connected, continuously connected
o Automation: automated, non automated
o Physical/logical: physical objects, logical objects
o Network protocol: IP enabled objects, non IP objects
Objects have the following characteristics.
o Ability to sense and/or actuate
o Small (or not necessarily)
o Limited capability (or not necessarily)
o Energy/power limited
o Connected to physical world
o Intermittent connectivity
o Mobile (potentially)
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o Of interest to people
o Managed by devices, not people
2.3. Purpose / applications
o Body area network (bio-medical, etc)
o Smart Grid
o Building networks
o Vehicles (inter and intra)
o RFID/Asset-tracking
o Manufacturing
o Environmental sensors
o Revealing/sharing information
3. Features of the IoT
3.1. Overall aspects
(Order(s) of magnitude bigger than the Internet, No computers or
humans at endpoint, Inherently mobile, disconnected, unattended)
3.2. Applications/services aspects
There are many use cases among various stakeholders in IoT
environment. Each device/machine can be used for multiple
applications/services with different characteristics.
3.3. Networking aspects
It is required to provide a common communications technology that
supports all applications/services as well as heterogeneous
networking interfaces.
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3.4. Link/physical layer aspects
There are various types of networking interfaces which have different
coverage and data rates. These environments have the characteristics
of low power and lossy networks like Bluetooth, IEEE 802.15.4
(6LoWPAN, ZigBee), NFC etc.
3.5. Smart/connected objects aspects
Smart/connected objects are heterogeneous with different sizes,
mobility, power, connectivity and protocols. A physical object
interacts with several entities, performs various functionalities and
generates data that might be used by other entities. Usually
resources of these objects are limited.
3.6. Smart environment aspects
Smart environment which consists of networks of federated sensors and
actuators can be extended from homes/offices to buildings/cities.
From residential home, end-to-end large scale services such as smart
cities can be considered.
4. General issues
o Scalability
The IoT has larger overall scope than communications with
conventional hosts. There will be small (home environment) or
large scale (factory, building) application area. Objects
communicate with each other and with people seamlessly. Each
constituent might be offering different services. Basic
functionalities such as communication, service discovery need to
be functioning efficiently in both small and large scale
environment. Scalability regarding addressing can be taken as an
example. IPv4 address is finishing, object-to-object communication
needs huge number of IP addresses in order to uniquely identify
each objects. As a scalable solution, IPv6 can be used which can
accommodate as many things as required to include in the IoT.
o Interoperability
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World of physical objects is extremely diverse. They have
different communication, information and processing capabilities.
Each object would also be subjected to very different conditions
such as power energy availability and communication bandwidth
requirement. In order to facilitate communication and cooperation
common practices and standards are required. Interoperability
issue includes device, services heterogeneities. Devices are small,
large, with continuously powered, without power supply.
Interoperability solution should be maintained to provide seamless
interaction among them. Service description, publishing, and
discovery mechanisms should be interoperable otherwise the IoT
will be converted into islands of heterogeneous object network.
o Discovery
In dynamic environment of ubiquitous networking, suitable services
for objects must be automatically identified. As users want to
know product information and their availability all the time, it
requires appropriate semantic means of describing their
functionality.
o Data volumes
Depending on application and use cases there is variance in data
volume. In a scenario where there is brief collaboration among
objects data volume will be less. However, in case where there are
large number of objects and interact among very frequently there
are large volume of data. How to handle big volume of data is one
of the important challenges of ubiquitous networking. Volume can
be considered either from device or as a whole network perspective.
Each object has augmented memory, storage and processing
capability. If there are a large number of peer objects
communicating with each other, object runs out of processing,
memory and storage. From network perspective it is also difficult
to handle bulk amount of data if objects produce huge bytes of
data regularly. Solution can be periodic communication between
objects or some data compression and optimization techniques.
o Power supply
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Scope of object is broad in the IoT. It ranges from small to large.
Moreover, things move around and difficult to connect to power
supply all the time. So they need to operate with self-sufficient
energy source. Passive RFID does not contain power supply, which
requires reader in order to get information from it. Not all
objects can be connected to continuous power supply also,
providing battery for each small object may not be feasible.
Therefore, energy efficient communication mechanisms are essential.
o Fault-tolerance
The IoT consists of objects have less power. They are more dynamic
and mobile compare to current state. However, users rely and
believe that network will function properly. To maintain robust
and trust worthy dynamic ubiquitous networking requires redundancy
in several levels and ability to automatically adapt to changed
conditions depending on the required quality of service.
o Security and personal privacy
Users are fighting with security and privacy issue of current
Internet in large extent. When it will be broaden in to ubiquitous
networking, there is even more threat of security and personal
privacy. Confidentiality, authenticity and trustworthiness of
communication partners need to be maintained. Users may want to
give things limited service access not allowing them to
communicate in uncontrolled manner.
o Device adaptation
Initially started with retail and logistic application, the IoT is
covering very general applications scenario integrating things to
the network. It allows objects to collaborate each other and with
person. There are heterogeneous devices, application scenarios,
data format, and communication network. Each connected objects
should be able to adapt the situation where it is now. When a
person with smart phone enters home, it should adapt communication
mechanism, addressing and localized environment. When it reaches
in office environment it should adapt with new situation where the
mechanisms available in home can be different. Adaption in many
senses should be maintained.
o Intelligence
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The smart objects should be able to intelligently co-operate with
the environment in which it will be introduced. Sensing current
environment, acting intelligently according to situation is
required in order to realize true object-to-object communication.
The IoT makes possible for virtually any object around us to
exchange information and work in synergy to increase quality of
our life. There are smart clothes which will interact
intelligently with climate control of car and home to select the
most suitable temperature and humidity for the person. Smart book
interacts with entertainment devices such as TV in order to
elaborate the topic we are reading. Most of the devices act
according to their predetermined set of actions or they will
collaborate with each other based on current context and act
accordingly.
5. Problems
5.1. Identifier for objects and services
There are various kinds of identifier with different identification
codes according to objects and their services. Current identification
schemes for objects are also different from their purposes.
Solution:
o Identification (new naming space, globally unique ID)
With the huge evolved communication objects, the hierarchical
identification schemes are required. The aggregation feature of
IPv6 address is one of example.
According to the classification of Things, the different
identification schemes are required. That is, the information such
as books, medicine and clothes may not require the global
identification because revocation lists are required. It means
some objects will be destroyed.
5.2. Object naming
Current Internet just identifies the specific server which contents
are stored. As the end points of current Internet are hosts,
individual content in a server cannot be identified in the network.
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Solution:
o Object naming services
The name service of Internet such as DNS (Domain Name System)
[RFC1034] has already been one of the most important infrastructures
of the Internet nowadays. For example, DNS is an indispensable system
of the Internet used for translating the "human-friendly" host names
of computers on a TCP/IP network into their corresponding "machine-
friendly" IP addresses. In general, DNS also stores other types of
information, such as the list of mail servers that accept email for a
given Internet domain. By providing a worldwide, distributed name
service, DNS is an essential component of the functionality of the
Internet.
Similarly, object name service will also be one of essential and key
elements in the IoT, which can be used for translating the "thing-
friendly" names of object which maybe belong to heterogeneous name
spaces (e.g. EPC, uCode, and any other self-defined code) on
different networks (e.g. TCP/IP network, constrained network) into
their corresponding "machine-friendly" addresses or other related
information of another TCP/IP or constrained network. The object of
IoT based on a TCP/IP or constrained network can easily communicate
with other object on the same or any other network with the name of
the object by object name service, without considering whether the
address of the targeted object has been changed or not.
To fulfill the aforementioned objective, object naming service based
on the IoT needs to be researched. The compatibility of heterogeneous
name spaces and the efficiency for the constrained network of this
kind of service are supposed to be the most important issues to be
studied in future.
5.3. Security/privacy/authority
The loss of security and privacy in communications and services, with
personal data is becoming available and unwanted communication
becoming rampant.
The overall problem is further aggravated by the diversification of
the Internet with new types of devices and heterogeneous networks.
The user is confronted with a wide range of methods and devices with
which to access the digital world, and it can no longer be assumed
that a single, independent access per device will suffice, nor that
the user will actually own all these devices.
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Using identities as representations of entities of all kinds as the
end points of communications, the handling of the privacy of data in
the network and the infrastructure is key issues to solve problems
associated with the diversifying of the Internet towards an IoT, and
to be reachable in the digital world [7].
Solution:
o ID-management for things (security, authentication, privacy)
Basically each object should not be able to authenticate during
the short time because the hundreds of objects may request the
approval at the same time. Therefore, group authentication and
authorization methods are required.
5.4. Presence (of people; of devices)
Key challenging issue is to develop a mechanism which accepts, stores
and distributes presence information with the relationship between
people and devices.
5.5. Geographic location (self identification of location)
For IoT applications/services, we need to know the physical location
of objects and the location of information from objects. Problems are
how to identify location information related to objects with
autonomic way.
Solution:
o awareness of location
5.6. Discovery/search
Every object can be a source of information. Information from object
should be stored and discovered through searching in order to use it
by persons. For this, semantic and context information can be used.
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5.7. Tracking and mobility support of mobile object
To support the routing and mobility protocols, the IoT networks have
structural characteristics. That is, the mobility support models are
required. Some objects move independently. Others will move as the
one of group. Therefore, according the moving feature, the different
tracking methods are required. It is important to provide ubiquitous
and seamless communication among objects while tracking the location
of objects.
Solution:
o TBD
5.8. Data processing /computing
For supporting various applications in the IoT environment,
information should be able to transfer among objects operating under
varied perspectives without humans.
Solutions
o Information model (data store, retrieval, transfer, etc)
According the Information model, the functionality of data
processing should be distinguished.
o Policy/preferences
5.9. Heterogeneous networking interfaces (IP and non-IP, etc)
Networking interfaces of objects are heterogeneous in terms of
coverage, date rate, etc. For communicating among objects,
o Interworking model with proxy (gateway)
Each gateway should support the multiple interfaces, which are
evolved in different heterogeneous network.
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5.10. Global connectivity (IPv6)
Each object should support the end-to-end communications. And also
outside-initiated services may be supported into the inner network.
5.11. Scalability
In IETF LISP, Shim6 and Other WG, ID/LOC separation methods have been
developing. For more scalable and robust network, ID/LOC separation
features are required.
5.12. Global interoperability
For global interoperability, IP is considered for communicating smart
objects.
5.13. Autonomics (self-configuring, intelligence for control)
For self-configuration, a problem is how a device needs to establish
its connection automatically with a plug and play manner. In addition,
for intelligent control, a problem is how a device can understand a
message for control (e.g., command).
o Remote control and management/maintenance of objects
IPv6 auto-configuration and multi-homing features are useful for
the autonomics. The scope-based IPv6 addressing features are
easily applied for self-configuration such as smart building and
smart grid.
5.14. Constraint objects
For constraint objects which do not have enough power, memory,
computing, to develop lightweight protocols for minimizing energy
consumption is essential. However, these protocols do not have enough
capabilities compared to conventional protocol which is running on
always-on devices with enough power.
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5.15. Coordination among many objects
Like the Full-function device (FFD) and Reduced Function Devices
(RFD) in sensor network, the objects of IoT should be classified in
viewpoint of functionalities.
5.16. Web Services
Each object may be identified through the web services. It means that
the object should be identified by the URL/URL. For web of objects,
it is required to invent technologies for leveraging real-world
object exposed using Web on the Representational State Transfer
(REST) interface.
6. Architectural implications
This document has explained the concept of the Internet of Things and
several characteristics of objects. In addition, this document has
investigated key technical issues and specifies problems for the IoT.
For future work, we need to find possible solutions for each problem.
It would be a good starting point to develop a new architectural
framework in order to solve problems. Thus, various issues on the
architecture for IoT are discussed.
6.1. Vertical vs. Horizontal
Based on technical problems for IoT, the current standards should
require extension of the architectural principles of both vertical
(from link/physical to service/application) and horizontal (one
object(user) to other object(user) through local networks as well as
global Internet infrastructure) perspectives.
In the vertical aspect, more studies should require in networking
capabilities for control and operation of various services over
complicated stacks of different layer technologies. In horizontal
aspects, further enhancements of user-centric communication
capabilities should take into account the complex user situations
including various devices connected to home networks and various
access technologies which support convergence. These capabilities are
necessary to support the ubiquitous networking to provide seamlessly
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interconnection between humans and objects for Any Services, Any Time,
Any Where, Any Devices and Any Networks.
6.2. Architectural considerations in the service perspective
In the service perspective, a target goal of architecture design is
to support various applications using a common communication
infrastructure. For this, service oriented architecture, open service
platform and overly networks are considered.
o Service oriented architecture
Objects are becoming smarter with the continual augmentation of
communication and computing capabilities. Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) based programming, which was initially used for
complex, and rather static business data sharing can now be used
for small objects [8]. Objects can offer their functionalities
using the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) or the REST
Application Programming Interface (API) based approaches [9]. This
allows objects to interact dynamically. Devices that provide their
functionality as a web service can be used by other entities such
as business applications or even other devices.
o Open service platform
Open service platform is required for promoting integrated and
interoperable IoT services while easily interworking with existing
service platform based on open standards.
o Overlay networks (Service overlay)
For deployment of abstract services, logical networks on top of a
physical infrastructure are created. These networks have an
overlay topology that logically interconnects all the
participating nodes/objects in the physical network.
6.3. Common infrastructure in the networking perspective
In the networking perspective, common infrastructure should provide
scalable, interoperable solutions to support abundant of
communicating nodes/objects.
o New concepts of networking
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For stimulating interactions among connected objects with
efficient way, new concepts of networking are also required. We
need to investigate feasibility of those technologies. The
followings are some examples:
- User-centric networking
- Data-centric networking
- Content(Information)-centric networking
o Interoperable end-to-end model
TBD
o Integrating of smart objects
Common infrastructure for IoT should provide functionalities for
integrating of smart objects.
6.4. Consolidated layered architecture for IoT
TBD
7. Security Considerations
TBD
8. IANA Considerations
This document has no actions for IANA.
9. References
9.1. Normative References
TBD
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9.2. Informative References
[1] ITU-T Internet Reports, "Internet of Things," November 2005.
[2] Zouganeli E., Svinnset, I.E, "Connected objects and the
Internet of things-a paradigm shift," Photonics in Switching
2009, September 2009.
[3] Harald Sundmaeker, Patrick Guilemin, Peter Friess, Sylvie
Woelffle, "Vision and challenges for realizing the Internet of
Things," March 2010.
[4] Luigi Atzori, Antonio Iera, Giacomo Morabito, "The Internet of
Things: A survey," Computer Networks, Volume 54, Issue 15,
pp.2787-2805, October 2010.
[5] Maarten Botterman, "Internet of Things: an early reality of the
Future Internet," Workshop Report, European Commission
Information Society and Media, May 2009.
[6] White paper, "Smart networked objects and Internet of Things,"
Association Instituts Carnot, January 2011.
[7] Amardeo Sarma, Joao Girao, "Identities in the Future Internet
of Things," Wireless Pers Comm., 2009.
[8] Guinard, D., Trifa, V., Karnouskos, S., Spiess, P., Savio, D.,
"Interacting with the SOA-based Internet of things: Discovery,
Query, Selection, and On-Demand Provisioning of Web
Services," IEEE Services Computing, IEEE Transactions, vol.3,
no.3, July-Sept. 2010.
[9] Malatras, A., Asgari, A., Bauge, T., "Web enabled wireless
sensor networks for facilities management," IEEE Systems
Journal, vol.2, no.4, Dec. 2008.
[RFC1034] P. Mockapetris, "Domain names-concepts and facilities,"
November 1987.
Appendix I: Case study on typical use cases of the IoT
TBD
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Appendix II: Relationships with existing working groups in IETF
o 6LoWPAN (IPv6 header compression)
o ROLL (IPv6 routing for low power/lossy networks)
o Core (Constrained RESTful Environments, former 6LoWApp (Low power
applications) BoF)
o RRG (Routing research group)
o HIPRG (Host identity protocol research group)
Author's Addresses
Gyu Myoung Lee
Institut TELECOM, TELECOM SudParis
9 rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry, France
Phone: +33 (0)1 60 76 41 19
Email: gm.lee@it-sudparis.eu
Jungsoo Park
ETRI/SRC
161 Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-700, Korea
Phone: +82 42 860 6514
Email: fnumber@gmail.com
Ning Kong
CNNIC
4 South 4th Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing, 100190,
China.
Phone: +86 10 5881 3147
Email: nkong@cnnic.cn
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Noel Crespi
Institut TELECOM, TELECOM SudParis
9 rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry, France
Phone: +33 (0)1 60 76 46 23
Email: noel.crespi@it-sudparis.eu
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