Internet Engineering Task Force Q. X. Huang INTERNET-DRAFT Western Mining Company Limited J. H. Hu Intended status: Informational U. S. T. B Expires: January 19, 2012 August 18, 2011 Ubiquitous Wisdom Networking Architecture draft-qxhuang-uwn-arch-00.txt Abstract This document describes the concept of wisdom networks. To begin with, some related intelligent networks are overviewed and the wisdom network is proposed. Then, the analysis of wisdom node is outlined. Furthermore, the architecture of wisdom network is proposed. Finally, open research issues for the realization of wisdom network are also discussed. Status of this Memo This Internet-Draft is submitted to IETF in full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet- Drafts. 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Huang&Hu Expires - January 19, 2012 [Page 1] Internet Draft Ubiquitous Wisdom Networking Arch January 2012 Table of Contents 1 Terminology.....................................................3 2 Introduction....................................................3 3 Wisdom Philosophy...............................................3 3.1 The concept of wisdom......................................3 3.2 UWN Nodes..................................................4 3.3 The Definition of UWN......................................4 4 The Architectural Description...................................5 5 Open research issues............................................6 5.1 Wisdom measurement problems................................6 5.2 Management of wisdom nodes.................................6 5.3 Network Organization Technical Issues......................6 5.4 Security Problems..........................................7 6 Security Considerations.........................................7 7 IANA Considerations.............................................7 8 Acknowledgments.................................................7 9 References......................................................7 Author's Addresses................................................7 Huang&Hu Expires - January 19, 2012 [Page 2] Internet Draft Ubiquitous Wisdom Networking Arch January 2012 1 Terminology The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119]. This document uses terms from [RFC3261]. 2 Introduction This document describes architecture for ubiquitous wisdom networking (UWN). In the wisdom philosophy description part, the concept of wisdom is introduced and the definition of the wisdom node in UWN is given. Furthermore, the document develops the framework of UWN, and three kinds of architecture are detailed. Since the traditional ubiquitous network which is based on intelligence can no longer meet the growing demand for information of humanity, we expect the UWN architecture described here to be utilized in various practical applications, including those subject to technologies of remote monitor in the construction of digital mine. In a sense, the architecture of UWN provides a common goal for network-related parties, which is to increase the wisdom of networks. Through the introduction of the wisdom, UWN will realize a high degree of unity among the academic research, technology development, equipment manufacturing, network operation and policy setting. 3 Wisdom philosophies 3.1 The concept of wisdom First we should make it clear that wisdom is different from intelligence. This can be expressed as the following three aspects. Firstly, the relationship between intelligence and wisdom is not including simply, because their abilities involve kinds of fields respectively. Secondly, they emphasis different aspects - intelligent emphasis the ability, while wisdom emphasis the perception. Thirdly, the objectives to be achieved are distinct - intelligence goes to the improvement and perfection, while wisdom is faced to surpass the boundary. Generally, wisdom can be distilled from knowledge, knowledge can be derived from information, information can be gathered from data and finally data can be assembled, acquired, switched and channeled by the existing tools and techniques borrowed from computer science and network technology. To a network, wisdom is acquired as follows: to begin with, the collected raw data is processed to information. Then, through controlling the information, we establish a credible and persuasive knowledge base. Finally, wisdom extracted from the knowledge base, and other knowledge with no wisdom we call it simple knowledge. Huang&Hu Expires - January 19, 2012 [Page 3] Internet Draft Ubiquitous Wisdom Networking Arch January 2012 3.2 UWN Nodes The nodes in UWN are wisdom nodes. According to the level of the wisdom that the node has, we classify four kinds of wisdom: Super Wisdom (SW), High-level Wisdom (HW), Mid-level Wisdom (MW) and Elementary Wisdom (EW). Then, four kinds of nodes are obtained, i.e. elementary wisdom nodes, mid-level wisdom nodes, high-level wisdom nodes, and super wisdom nodes. The EW is the basic wisdom that any nodes should possess while only very few nodes have SW. The wisdom amount of a node is unfixed during its lifetime. The node which has low level of wisdom can raise their wisdom capacity to a high level over time. There are two extreme cases when wisdom is measured. The first case is that wisdom is infinite, and it corresponds to the probability of the inevitable occurrence event in the standard event field, namely 1, and that is the case of SWN. The second case is that there is no wisdom, which corresponds to the probability of the event that is unlikely to occur in the standard event field, namely 0. The two extreme forms can be obtained from the definition, but in real life situations turn up between them. 3.3 The Definition of UWN The UWN is a communication network composed of kinds of wisdom nodes, and it provides ultimate services which based on the wisdom for network users. One with a high perception can improve ability easily in kinds of fields. But in turn, one of many-sided abilities is not likely easy to improve its perception. Therefore, the network with the highest wisdom capacity is the ideal network, and it is the ultimate requirement. The UWN reflects the wisdom characteristic in 3 aspects: (1) when the network is handling with the incident, it can always select the best kind of strategy; (2) the network can know its insufficient aspects by itself to realize new or potential needs from users, thus it can prepare for the implementation; and (3) the network can improve the wisdom ability of the outside through the dynamic learning feedback mechanism. In UWN, both human beings and other objects use their own wisdom smoothly, and they wisely provide and accept kinds of services. Huang&Hu Expires - January 19, 2012 [Page 4] Internet Draft Ubiquitous Wisdom Networking Arch January 2012 4 The Architectural Description The UWN architecture can be descript from three constituent parts, i.e. the layer architecture, the abstract architecture, and the technological frame. The layer architecture of UWN consists of the application layer, wisdom layer, transport layer, network layer, data link layer and physical layer. We give the transport layer, network layer, data link layer and physical layer a joint name - general based layer. The layer between general based layer and the application layer is the wisdom layer. The function of each general based layer is similar to the according layer in traditional networks. The new layer - wisdom layer provides services that network wants. The wisdom layer is able to connect low layers, in DTN [1], the wisdom layer is depicted as the bundle layer, and thus the application programs can achieve multi-regional inter-communication. The abstract architecture consists of the perceptive extension plan, network plane and service and application plane. The main function of the perceptive extension plan is to realize information collection, capture and object identification. The network plane optimizes network features according to the perceptive extension plan, to support material-to-material and material-to-man or man-to-material communication well. The service and application plane is oriented to various applications. The task of this plan is to realize the information processing, collaboration, sharing and decision. The technological frame consists of the data platform, control platform, knowledge platform, management platform and service and support platform. In [2], the data platform, control platform and knowledge platform are described clearly. It depicted that the data plane concerns the basic data necessary for the localization process, the control platform is in charge of controlling data plane's entities in order to retrieve the necessary data, and the knowledge platform provides a global view of all information concerning the network. The management plane involves all management issues, such as mobility, task, security, etc. The service and support platform involves many fields, such as common middleware, information opening platform, cloud computing and service support. The correlation between the abstract architecture and the technological frame is that, according to each architecture function, the data platform corresponds to the perceptive extension plan, control platform, knowledge platform and management platform correspond to network plane, and service and support platform corresponds to the service and application plane. Huang&Hu Expires - January 19, 2012 [Page 5] Internet Draft Ubiquitous Wisdom Networking Arch January 2012 5 Open research issues Many open research issues in UWN that need in-depth study inevitably exist. We list four important issues here. 5.1 Wisdom measurement problems In UWN, the specific wisdom capacity measurement is an emergent problem needed to be solved. Moreover, when the wisdom node can be considered reaching a high wisdom level as the wisdom capacity increases is worth discussing. Two aspects should be considered. The first one is the definition problem, such as definitions of the standard event field and its probability; the second one is the equivalent mechanism establishing problem. The primary problem that should be taken particular attention during researches is that there is no uniform standard for wisdom comparison at all. To be intuitively, the wisdom shown in harsh environments is higher than it shown under normal conditions when choose a good strategy. 5.2 Management problems of wisdom nodes Since wisdom nodes are deployed arbitrarily in UWN, relevant mechanisms that nodes join and exit the network needed to be established, and how to describe items of the mechanism will also be an issue. Moreover, the wisdom network can not be limited to distribute on the earth only. That is because the concept of SP is too small, and the wisdom network need to exceed the scope of the earth. Therefore, we can extend the wisdom network to universe in future, and establish various kinds of wisdom networks, such as the wisdom solar system network, the wisdom Milky Way network, the wisdom galaxy cluster network and the wisdom galaxy cluster network. 5.3 Network Organization Technical Issues Self-organization in the wisdom network involves a lot of related technology researches, such as OFDM modulation and demodulation technologies, channel coding and decoding technologies, synchronization technology and RFID, etc. The wisdom network must be the trend of future networks, and its application will be very extensive. For various applications and different networking modes, how to organize the network nodes effectively will be an open research issue. Huang&Hu Expires - January 19, 2012 [Page 6] Internet Draft Ubiquitous Wisdom Networking Arch January 2012 5.4 Security Problems In UWN, the number of nodes is very large, so the network security issue will be an important aspect that should be considered seriously. In order to realize the secure network environment for interactive identification information and to start the appropriate security mechanism in a dynamic way, security issues of UWN become unavoidable. Other than cryptography, key management, routing security, location aware security, data fusion security, physical security and data link security, we also need to consider the security of the wisdom layer (e.g. the authentication problem of wisdom nodes). 6 Security Considerations Security is an integral concern for the design of UWN Architecture, but its use is optional. Sections 5.4 of this document present some factors to consider for securing the UWN architecture. 7 IANA Considerations This document does not have any implications for IANA. 8 Acknowledgments The research was supported by National High Technology Research and Development Program of P. R. China (No.2009AA062705). 9 References [1] V. Cerf et al, "Delay-Tolerant Networking Architecture", RFC 4838, April 2007. [2] Mathieu Bouet, Shahab Gashti, Guy Pujolle. "An Energy-Aware Autonomic Architecture for Localization in Ubiquitous Networks", Proceedings of Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, April 2009. Author's Addresses Qiuxiang Huang Western Mining Company Limited No. 52 Five Four Street, Xining, Qinghai, 810001 P. R. China Email: hujiahui17@126.com Huang&Hu Expires - January 19, 2012 [Page 7] Internet Draft Ubiquitous Wisdom Networking Arch January 2012