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Title: “Geolocation-Centric Information Platform for resilient Spatio-temporal Content Management,
In IoT era, the growth of data variety is driven by crossdomain data fusion. In this paper, we advocate that “local production for local consumption (LPLC) paradigm” can be an innovative approach in cross-domain data fusion, and propose a new framework, geolocationcentric information platform (GCIP) that can produce and deliver diverse spatio-temporal content (STC). In the GCIP, (1) infrastructure-based geographic hierarchy edge network and (2) adhoc-based STC retention system are interplayed to provide both of geolocation-awareness and resiliency. Then, we discussed the concepts and the technical challenges of the GCIP. Finally, we implemented a proof-of-concepts of GCIP and demonstrated its ecacy through practical experiments on campus IPv6 network and simulation experiments.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1818884
NSF-PAR ID:
10289951
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
IEICE transactions on communications
Volume:
E104-B
ISSN:
0916-8516
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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