Tactical Edge IoT in Defense and National Security

Bibliographic citation

Fraga-Lamas, P. and Fernández-Caramés, T.M. (2022). Tactical Edge IoT in Defense and National Security. In IoT for Defense and National Security (eds R. Douglass, K. Gremban, A. Swami and S. Gerali). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119892199.ch20

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Abstract

[Abstract]: The deployment of internet of things (IoT) systems in Defense and National Security faces some limitations that can be addressed with Edge Computing approaches. The Edge Computing and IoT paradigms combined bring potential benefits, since they confront the limitations of traditional centralized cloud computing approaches, which enable easy scalability, real-time applications, or mobility support, but whose use poses certain risks in aspects like cybersecurity. This chapter identifies scenarios in which Defense and National Security can leverage commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Edge IoT capabilities to deliver greater survivability to warfighters or first responders, while lowering costs and increasing operational efficiency and effectiveness. In addition, it presents the general design of a Tactical Edge IoT communications architecture, it identifies the open challenges for a widespread adoption and provides research guidelines and some recommendations for enabling cost-effective Edge IoT for Defense and National Security.

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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Fraga-Lamas, P. and Fernández-Caramés, T.M. (2022). Tactical Edge IoT in Defense and National Security. In IoT for Defense and National Security (eds R. Douglass, K. Gremban, A. Swami and S. Gerali), which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119892199.ch20. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.

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