A reference model for interaction semantics
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Understanding the issue of semantic interoperability will be key in the design of future IoT-devices and cyber physical systems. In this article, we introduce a reference model for the interaction semantics of networking systems to provide the basis for such an understanding. The notions of system, function, information, action, event, interaction, process and meaning are defined in a well suited way bridging the gap between the world of physics, information and meaning. We apply the reference model to classify interaction interfaces and components as well as to define the software layer and the role concept. This provides important elements of a reference architecture to design interoperable IoT-devices and cyber physical systems more easily.
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