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Communication with multiple devices in the IoT is essential in many use cases. However, the traditional approach based on Group Communication presents several limitations and challenges. In this work, we investigate the limitations of Group Communication and perform a comparison of protocols representing the Information-Centric approach and a traditional approach in different network scenarios. We also propose a solution to reduce the overhead of the Information-Centric approach when it is not necessary to get data from all nodes deployed over a specific area, but to get a data set that represents the overall information significantly. Information-Centric Networking is a revolutionary paradigm proposed for the Future Internet. Results show that Information-Centric solutions present significant less overhead, while collecting approximately the same amount of data from a higher number of nodes than CoAP, which is a popular protocol for IoT environments.
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Lachowski, R. et al. (2020). Information Centric Protocols to Overcome the Limitations of Group Communication in the IoT. In: Barolli, L., Amato, F., Moscato, F., Enokido, T., Takizawa, M. (eds) Advanced Information Networking and Applications. AINA 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1151. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44041-1_105
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