Title :
CoAP: An Application Protocol for Billions of Tiny Internet Nodes
Author :
Bormann, Carsten ; Castellani, Angelo P. ; Shelby, Zach
Abstract :
The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is a transfer protocol for constrained nodes and networks, such as those that will form the Internet of Things. Much like its older and heavier cousin HTTP, CoAP uses the REST architectural style. Based on UDP and unencumbered by historical baggage, however, CoAP aims to achieve its modest goals with considerably less complexity.
Keywords :
Internet; transport protocols; HTTP; Internet nodes; Internet of Things; REST architectural style; UDP; constrained application protocol; historical baggage; transfer protocol; IP networks; Internet; Machine intelligence; Protocols; Servers; Service oriented architecture; Wireless sensor networks; 6LoWPAN; CoAP; Constrained RESTful Environments (CoRE); Internet of Things; REST; Web of things; constrained nodes and networks; embedded Internet; machine-to-machine (M2M) communication; smart objects; wireless sensor networks;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2012.29
