The X-Internet: Connecting the Physical World with the Cyber World
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JUNE 2006
The X-Internet
Connecting the Physical World with the Cyber World contents 3 E xecutive Summary
4 I ntroducing the Future: The Extended Internet
5 T echnologies Enabling Seamless Mobility in the
X-Internet World
5 A dvanced, cooperative wireless technology
5 Context awareness
5 P eer-to-peer awareness, self-organization and autonomous action
7 E nergy efficiency and self-generation of power
7 New form factors
8 T he X-Internet Architecture
8 Standards
8 Built-in intelligence
8 A dvanced data interpretation
8 E xception-based control
9 Security and privacy
9 IP v6 addressing
10 T he Opportunities
10 I magine the Possibilities
11 A bout the Authors the x-internet
Executive Summary
In just 20 years, the Internet has fundamentally changed the way we live, learn, do business and entertain ourselves. What makes the Internet so revolutionary is that it provides a standard way for people to connect anywhere around the world.
Now, the Internet is entering a new generation of Seamless Mobility, thanks to affordable mobile devices that take advantage of new options and increased coverage for wireless connectivity. Standards-based wireless technologies and infrastructure are growing at a rate that promises to completely remove all remaining barriers to truly seamless personal interaction and knowledge transfer.
But even a ubiquitous wireless Internet isn’t the complete fulfillment of the
Seamless Mobility revolution. Today’s Internet connects people to people, providing information in text, video, sound and other formats intended for use by people. The next step is to Internet-enable physical objects — connecting people with things and even things with things.
The Extended Internet, or X-Internet, will enable connectivity not just between people and their computing devices, but between actual, everyday things like windows, highways, bananas, pets, appliances and more. By enabling connectivity for
JUNE 2006
The X-Internet
Connecting the Physical World with the Cyber World contents 3 E xecutive Summary
4 I ntroducing the Future: The Extended Internet
5 T echnologies Enabling Seamless Mobility in the
X-Internet World
5 A dvanced, cooperative wireless technology
5 Context awareness
5 P eer-to-peer awareness, self-organization and autonomous action
7 E nergy efficiency and self-generation of power
7 New form factors
8 T he X-Internet Architecture
8 Standards
8 Built-in intelligence
8 A dvanced data interpretation
8 E xception-based control
9 Security and privacy
9 IP v6 addressing
10 T he Opportunities
10 I magine the Possibilities
11 A bout the Authors the x-internet
Executive Summary
In just 20 years, the Internet has fundamentally changed the way we live, learn, do business and entertain ourselves. What makes the Internet so revolutionary is that it provides a standard way for people to connect anywhere around the world.
Now, the Internet is entering a new generation of Seamless Mobility, thanks to affordable mobile devices that take advantage of new options and increased coverage for wireless connectivity. Standards-based wireless technologies and infrastructure are growing at a rate that promises to completely remove all remaining barriers to truly seamless personal interaction and knowledge transfer.
But even a ubiquitous wireless Internet isn’t the complete fulfillment of the
Seamless Mobility revolution. Today’s Internet connects people to people, providing information in text, video, sound and other formats intended for use by people. The next step is to Internet-enable physical objects — connecting people with things and even things with things.
The Extended Internet, or X-Internet, will enable connectivity not just between people and their computing devices, but between actual, everyday things like windows, highways, bananas, pets, appliances and more. By enabling connectivity for