Internet of Things Architecture

Provide the
associations
that fit the VE-ID
and the VE-
Service-
Specification

• Array of
  Associations
  
  
  • [no fitting
    services is a
    normal case]
  
  
  
  

Interface Definition: Subscribe Association Look-Up

Input:
Illustrative
Action

Calling

Component

Called

Component

Name of the

functionality

Parameters Prerequisite

―Subscribe
to look-up of
Associations
based on VE
Identifier and
VE Service
Specification
‖ Use Case

IoT Service

Client

Virtual

Entity

Resolution

subscribeAssociation

Lookup: given the VE

Entity ID and the VE

Service Specification

asynchronously

notify the IoT Service

Client about the

fitting associations –

as a result of the

subscription and on

any change of the

service description

VE-ID

VE Service

Specificatio

n

Notification-

Callback

VE-ID

available

VE Service

Specification

available

Notification-

Callback and

notify-

Association-

Lookup

implemented

on the IoT

Service

Client side

Output:

Functionality
Output

Impacted

Components

Return value Exception

Subscription
identifier

• SubscriptionID Subscription
  failed

Interface Definition: Notify Association Look-Up

Input:

Illustrative
Action

Calling

Component

Called

Component

Name of the

functionality

Parameters Prerequisite

―Subscribe
to look-up of
Associations
based on VE
Identifier and
VE Service
Specification

Virtual

Entity

Resolution

IoT Service

Client

notifyAssociation-

Lookup: an update

with those

Associations is

provided, which, on

the one hand, fit the

subscription and, on

Subscriptio

nID,

Association

[]

Notification-

Callback

available

and IoT

Service

Client

reachable