Key concepts for the Future Internet architecture

The present work introduces a novel approach to cope with the current internet limitations. The need to manage heterogeneous resources, over heterogeneous systems requires a cognitive approach. We propose a cognitive framework based on semantic virtualization of the main internet entities: actors, resources and applications. By means of dynamic generic enablers and proper interfaces, the cognitive framework can operate over heterogeneous environments, translating them into semantic-enriched homogeneous metadata. This virtualization allows the cognitive framework to manage the available resources using advanced, technology independent algorithms. A key role is played by the interfaces which, as the paper shows, can introduce a further cognition level. © 2011 IIMC.