A few top hardware companies established a new Internet of Points consortium to
create standards to ensure that billions of devices can connect with each
other.
Intel, Samsung as well as Dell are among the beginning members of
Open Connect Consortium (OIC), which later on this year will deliver the
initially many specifications for hassle-free data flow between gadgets,
regardless of the OS, device kind or wireless communication
technologies.
The OIC companies will certainly contribute open-source
code therefore developers can write typical software stacks for marketing
communications and notifications across devices, remote controls, wearables,
home appliances and other sensor devices.
The actual consortium will
first set up standards around connectivity, breakthrough and authentication of
gadgets, and data-gathering instruments within “smart homes, ” gadgets and
enterprises, said Whilst gary Martz, product line manager in Intel.
OIC
will later on target vertical sectors such as automotive and health care,
wherever devices and communication technology are different, Martz
said.
Approximately 212 billion devices is going to be connected by 2020,
featuring the need for standards in IoT, said Doug Fisher, vp and general
manager from the Software and Services Team at Intel. He reported numbers from
IDC.
OIC’s IoT platform will generate a “clean” way to exchange info and
overcome barriers associated with wireless data transports, authentication
mechanisms, security technologies as well as OSes, Fisher said.
OIC isn’t
the first IoT requirements group. Earlier this month Ms joined the AllSeen
Connections, a group established last Dec. OIC has many of the same objectives
as AllSeen, which desires to establish a common software platform for discovery
and connection between devices. One of AllSeen’s pillars is AllJoyn, Qualcomm’s
software platform so that mobile phones, smartwatches, tablets and Personal
computers can talk to each other.
However other IoT groups are not
focused on security and authentication, Martz said. OIC will certainly share
specifications and program code with other groups to establish a typical IoT
interface, he stated.
OIC will certify gadgets compliant with its
standards. The actual group will work on requirements encompassing a range of
wireless technology including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee and NFC (near-field
communication).
Other founding members associated with OIC include chip
manufacturers Atmel and Broadcom. OIC is also reaching out to electronics
manufacturers and more members will be introduced later this year.
