Capillary networks
Isabelle Augé-Blum, Khaled Boussetta, Hervé Rivano, Razvan Stanica, Fabrice Valois · 2012
In this paper, we present our vision of the networking challenges that are yielded by the rise of Smart Cities. Smart Cities leverage massive data collected by sensors, connected devices, social applications,... for proving a whole set a new services to the citizens. However, there is a lack of reflexion on the networking solutions that enable these services, from the gathering of sensed data to the dissemination of digital services. We identify the emerging needs of Smart Cities, focus on the capillary networks paradigm which unify the wealth of wireless connectivity available in urban environment, and present the research issues it yields.