1. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
GSC MSTF Conference
at Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
Open Source Internet of Things
Open Standards for IoT
Michael J Koster
Founder, OSIOT
Atlanta, GA, USA, May 7, 2013

2. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
Introduction and Background
• Michael J Koster
• System Architecture, Modeling and Analysis, Benchmarks
and Standards
• Building Community, Organization, Platform around Open
Source Internet of Things
• Working with various IOT-focused groups and forums

3. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
Internet of Things
The IoT Value Proposition
● The Network Effect applied to physical objects and
resources; the more connections, the greater the
value
● Incremental value in conversion of capital assets to
managed resources through connection to services
● Multiplicative value in managing collections of
resources as a system

4. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
M2M and IoT – The Big Picture
IoT is built on M2M
● IoT is more than standardized M2M
● Adds data model layer to the system
● Open Internet protocols and RESTful APIs
● Event Driven Architecture
● Platforms are both vertical and horizontal
M2M = Machine to Machine
● Focus on Connectivity between
devices and services
● Standardizes Protocols and APIs for
communication between endpoints
● Enables Vertical Integration across
technology stack
IoT = Internet of Things
● Focus on Interoperability between
connected systems
● Standard APIs and Data Models
between resources and applications
● Enables Horizontal Integration across
resources from multiple M2M systems

5. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
IOTWF Take-away Messages
In February 2013, Cisco hosted an industry
communication event to plan for an IoT World Forum
(IOTWF) event in the fall. Some take-aways on
Architecture and Platforms:
● An Open Horizontal Platform is needed for IoT
● Focus on Interoperability of Data Models, Information
Models, Discovery Abstractions
● Built as a bottom-up practical standard
● Built as an Industry, working together

6. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
IoT Standards
● IoT Standards include M2M Standards
● Add a layer of Discovery, Interoperability, and
Autonomy on top of M2M
● Need to work across diverse M2M systems
● Provide a common application services layer
including M2M and Discovery abstractions
● Provide a common resource abstraction layer

7. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
Interoperability Standards
● Focus on system end points: Devices, Data, User
Applications
● Common Application Enablement
● Common M2M Abstractions
● REST APIs
● Resource Encapsulation – Object Models e.g. CoAP
● Data Models and Information Models
● Discovery Abstractions (Devices, Resources,
Capabilities)

8. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
Open Source API for Interoperability
IoT Toolkit
The IoT Toolkit is an Open Source project to develop a set of tools for building multi-
protocol Internet of Things Gateways and Service gateways that enable horizontal co-
operation between multiple different protocols and cloud services. The project consists
of the Smart Object API, gateway service, and various related tools.

9. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
What is an Open Source Ecosystem?
Open Avenues for Participation at all Levels
● License, NDA, TOU; what are the restrictions?
● As a user, customer, or product owner?
● As a Product + Service developer or vendor?
● As a Platform Developer using a standard?
● As a Standards developer influencing a standard?
● Driven by Business model or broad value creation?
● Governance model, how are decisions made?
OPEN SOURCE = MULTIPLE SOURCES

10. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
Call to Action
Let’s Build IoT Standards Together
● Open Source Standards, Community Participation
● Top-down Architectural Models, Bottom-up
Development Process
● Solve Real Problems based on a small number of
diverse use cases
● Open Source Reference Implementation
● Internet-Style Standards, Rough Consensus and
Running Code

11. GSC MSTF Conference at Georgia Tech Research Institute – Atlanta, GA , USA – May 7, 2013
A First Step…
We are building a new organization:
the “Open Source Internet of Things” a.k.a. OSIOT
with a single focus:
to develop an Open Source Horizontal Platform
for the Internet of Things
● Engineering driven using an open source, Internet oriented
development process
● Broad participation of Industry, Research, and Emerging
technology developers
● Collectively build a layer of interoperability based on
common APIs and data models, drawn from Internet
standards and industry best practices
● Create standards that become publicly accepted as de facto
standards capable of generating new opportunities and
new value for the emerging Internet of Things
Image Source: Wikimedia Commons, Dvortygirl
Founded in Santa Clara, CA
on Oct 29, 2012

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Open Source Platform
The Open Horizontal enables horizontal co-operation between multiple different
protocols and services. The focus is on Common Data Models, Information Models, and
Shared Abstractions for Communication and Resource Discovery *Not To Scale

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For More Information
For further information please contact:
Michael Koster
www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-koster/2/36b/317
michaeljohnkoster@osiot.org
Scott McNeil
http://www.linkedin.com/in/mcneilscott
mcneil@osiot.org