Resource Management in Internet of Things Ecosystem

Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) has arrived and is ubiquitously embracing all human activities. newlineWith the enforcement of addressing each physical object independently and introduce newlineit as a component of a global network, there is persisting insatiable demand which newlineneeds to be met. Every facet of human life and activity is facilitated and functional newlineperfection is sought to potentially meet in astounding speed. Subsequently, a colossal newlineamount of requests demanding different types of services for different IoT ecosystem newlineapplications have become persistent. Inherently the complex IoT ecosystem involves newlinevarious players in order to transform the physical data into value-added services. This newlinetransformation requires several steps, each of which demands relevant resources from newlinethe ecosystem. This poses a big challenge to the IoT service providers because IoT newlinehas limited resources for storing and processing huge data, generating every second. newlineAnother challenge is being a highly dynamic ecosystem, IoT system often encounters newlinesudden fluctuations in its applications demand for different resources. In addition, newlinethe recurrent and concurrent requests for real-time IoT applications usually arrive with newlinestrict deadlines that urge the service provider for fast response with online processing. newlineTherefore, keeping in view the dynamicity of IoT ecosystem, efficient management of newlinethe scarce IoT resources while maintaining a good service quality, is getting significant newlineattentions by researchers as the ultimate goal is to fulfill user aspirations. newlineTwo of the cornerstones for the resource management in IoT ecosystem are resource newlinescheduling and resource allocation. Therefore, the work presented in this thesis, mainly newlineconcentrates on efficient resource scheduling and resource allocation for the incessant newlineIoT application requests. However, reliability of system resources is an important pillar newlinein providing a good quality of service to the end users in an IoT ecosystem. By ensuring newlinean effective maintenance and timely replacement of inadequate system re