Energy-Efficient Hosting Rich Content from Mobile Platforms with Relative Proximity Sensing

Area of Science:

• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Mobile Computing

Background:

• Cyber-physical systems (CPS) and IoT platforms require efficient data sharing among diverse objects.
• Existing communication methods often face challenges with energy consumption and speed for data-intensive content.
• Seamless integration of mobile devices and IoT platforms is crucial for advanced human-to-machine and machine-to-machine interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce Tiny-Web-Thing (T-Wing), a novel tiny networked mobile platform.
• To enable direct hosting and instantaneous sharing of rich web content among nearby objects in CPS and IoT environments.
• To achieve high energy efficiency through an on-demand Wi-Fi activation mechanism.

Main Methods:

• Development and implementation of the T-Wing platform on an embedded board.
• Utilizing a unique on-demand Wi-Fi interface activation mechanism for energy conservation.
• Comparative evaluation of T-Wing against alternative communication approaches (cellular-only, Wi-Fi-only).

Main Results:

• T-Wing successfully enables direct hosting and instantaneous sharing of data-intensive content.
• The on-demand Wi-Fi mechanism significantly enhances energy efficiency.
• Compared to alternatives, T-Wing demonstrated over 15x energy savings and an order of magnitude speed improvement in typical usage.

Conclusions:

• T-Wing provides a highly energy-efficient and fast solution for data sharing in CPS and IoT.
• The platform supports diverse communication types including Human-to-Human, Human-to-Machine, Machine-to-Human, and Machine-to-Machine.
• T-Wing represents a significant advancement in enabling rich web content accessibility for networked objects.