Title: Service composition approaches for internet of things: a review

Authors: Idir Aoudia; Saber Benharzallah; Laid Kahloul; Okba Kazar

Addresses: LINFI Laboratory, Biskra University, Algeria ' LINFI Laboratory, Biskra University, Algeria; Computer Sciences Department, Batna 2 University, Algeria ' LINFI Laboratory, Biskra University, Algeria ' LINFI Laboratory, Biskra University, Algeria

Abstract: The internet of things (IoT) is the integration of information space and physical space, becoming more and more popular in several places. In order to answer the complicated user request, most IoT devices do not work alone, a multiple service composition must be made, and it is defined as the services composition. A number of approaches to IoT's service composition have been proposed in the literature. We have noticed a lack of studies that review the different works of the service composition in IoT. Thereby, in this paper, we present a review of existing approaches for service composition in IoT. It describes and compares them among each other with respect to some criteria, which we have defined based on the different challenges of service composition in IoT. Finally, we conclude by discussing open research issues and avenues for further work.

Keywords: internet of things; IoT; IoT service composition; adaptability; context; smart object; resource constraints; IoT service composition challenges.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCNDS.2019.101223

International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, 2019 Vol.23 No.2, pp.194 - 230

Received: 31 May 2017
Accepted: 29 Mar 2018
Published online: 29 Jul 2019 *

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