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Security Automation for Cloud-Based IoT Platforms

October 21, 2019
Author(s)
Robert B. Bohn, Mheni Merzouki, Charif Mahmoudi, Cihan Tunc
Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping the way Cloud Service Providers (CSP) collect data from sensors. With billions of devices deployed around the world, CSP are providing platforms dedicated to IoT that provides advanced features for those devices. This

A Simulation Platform to Study the Human Body Communication Channel

October 7, 2019
Author(s)
Kamran Sayrafian, Katjana Krhac, Gregory Noetscher, Dina Simunic
Human Body Communication (HBC) is an attractive low complexity technology with promising applications in wearable biomedical sensors. In this paper, a simple parametric model based on the finite-element method (FEM) using a full human body model is

A demonstration of Low Power Wide Area Networking for city-scale monitoring applications

September 25, 2019
Author(s)
Sebastian Barillaro, Dhananjay Anand, Avi Gopstein, Julian Barillaro
Networks of sensors are key components of an Internet of Things. This paper outlines a demonstration of a wireless technology called LoRa/LoRaWAN that may be used to network sensors over a range of several kilometers. LoRa is an example of a Low Power Wide

Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) for Communications of Mobile Sensor Data

September 10, 2019
Author(s)
Sebastian Barillaro, Sokwoo Rhee, Raghu N. Kacker, Mark L. Badger, David R. Kuhn, Gustavo Escudero
There are multiple options for communication of data to and from mobile sensors. For tracking systems, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is often used for localization and mobile- phone technologies are used for transmission of data. Low-power wide

Towards Cross-Layer Optimization of Virtualized Radio Access Networks

August 15, 2019
Author(s)
Vladimir Marbukh, Kamran Sayrafian, Behnam Rouzbehani, Luis Correia
This paper proposes an approach to cross-layer optimization of virtualized Radio Access Network resources in future mobile communications. Assuming that the Virtual Network Operators (VNOs) guarantee contracted Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with the

Cybersecurity Framework Manufacturing Profile

May 20, 2019
Author(s)
Keith A. Stouffer, Timothy A. Zimmerman, CheeYee Tang, Joshua Lubell, Jeffrey A. Cichonski, John McCarthy
This document provides the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) implementation details developed for the manufacturing environment. The "Manufacturing Profile" of the Cybersecurity Framework can be used as a roadmap for reducing cybersecurity risk for

Replication of Smart-City, Internet of Things Assets in a Municipal Deployment

April 17, 2019
Author(s)
Sokwoo Rhee, Cuong T. Nguyen, Alexander Nelson, Greg Toth, Dennis Linders
Recent efforts to integrate Internet of Things into Smart City constructs have proven successful through proof of concept deployments in multiple cities. To facilitate additional deployments, standardization and dissemination of best practices for these

Principles for Designed-In Security and Privacy for Smart Cities

April 15, 2019
Author(s)
Corey Dickens, Paul A. Boynton, Sokwoo Rhee
This paper presents the design and implementation of a process for an exploratory study that identifies a set of principles for designed-in security and privacy for smart city projects from among Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC) - Smart and Secure Cities

Soft MUD: Implementing Manufacturer Usage Descriptions on OpenFlow SDN Switches

March 24, 2019
Author(s)
Mudumbai Ranganathan, Douglas Montgomery, Omar Ilias El Mimouni
Manufacturer Usage Descriptions are generalized network Access Control Lists (ACL) that allow manufacturers to declare intended communication patterns for devices (Things). MUD-enabled Things are restricted to only communicate in the manner intended by the

Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things

March 7, 2019
Author(s)
Christopher Greer, Martin J. Burns, David Wollman, Edward Griffor
This NIST Special Publication describes the relationship between the phrases "cyber-physical systems" and "Internet of Things." CPS and IoT both refer to trends in integrating digital capabilities, including network connectivity, with physical devices and

A Study of Capsule Endoscopy Orientation Estimation Using Received Signal Strength

December 20, 2018
Author(s)
Kamran Sayrafian, Katjana Krhac, Mehdi Alasti, Kamya Yazdandoost, Dina Simunic
Comprehensive study of wireless communication for ingestible electronics is a very challenging task. To initiate the study on wireless capsule endoscopy, an innovative immersive platform containing an enhanced 3D human body model has been developed. This

Impact of Measurement Points Distribution on the Parameters of UWB Implant Channel Model

December 20, 2018
Author(s)
Kamran Sayrafian, Sofia Perez-Simbor, Katjana Krhac, Concepcion GarciaPardo, Dina Simunic, Narcis Cardona
Sophisticated medical implants that allow vital information delivery to/from the human body are opening the door to novel approaches in diagnosis and/or therapy of various health related issues. Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) technology is gaining the attention of

A Survey on Industrial Internet of Things: A Cyber-Physical Systems Perspective

December 4, 2018
Author(s)
Hansong Xu, Wei Yu, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie
The vision of Industry 4.0, otherwise known as the fourth industrial revolution, is the integration of massively deployed smart computing and network technologies in industrial production and manufacturing settings for the express purposes of automation

Smart and Secure Cities and Communities

October 15, 2018
Author(s)
Sokwoo Rhee, Scott Tousley
Cities and communities around the world are increasingly deploying advanced technologies such as Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems for improved efficiency, convenience, safety, and better quality of life. The Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC)

A Calibration of Timing Accuracy in NIST Cyber-Physical Systems Testbed

October 3, 2018
Author(s)
Marc A. Weiss, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Dhananjay Anand, Paul A. Boynton, Kevin Gerard Brady, Martin Burns
We report results from a project to calibrate timing in the NIST CPS and Smart Grid Testbeds. We measured clock synchronization accuracy and stability as well as latencies for potential experiments in the testbeds. We determined calibrations of GPS

Feature Topic: Enabling Technologies for Smart Internet of Things

September 18, 2018
Author(s)
Hamid Gharavi
This feature topic aims at providing timely and comprehensive overviews of the current state-of-the art in terms of fundamental theoretical innovations and technological advances and towards exploiting smart caching, communications, computing and

Securing Electronic Health Records on Mobile Devices

July 27, 2018
Author(s)
Gavin W. O'Brien, Nate V. Lesser, Brett Pleasant, Sue Wang, Kangmin Zheng, Colin Bowers, Kyle Kamke
Health care providers increasingly use mobile devices to receive, store, process, and transmit patient clinical information. According to our own risk analysis, discussed here, and in the experience of many health care providers, mobile devices can present

A 3D Topology Optimization Scheme for M2M Communications

June 29, 2018
Author(s)
Yalong Wu, Wei Yu, Jin Zhang, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie
Without efficient topology management, M2M communications will likely asymmetrically congest gateways and eNodeBs in 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and Long-Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) networks, especially when M2M
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