Alias-based time-limited lease addressing for internet of things devices
An apparatus for addressing a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) devices includes storage to store instructions and a processor. The processor is to execute the stored instructions to initialize an IoT device alias addressing space, to assign an alias address to each of a plurality of the IoT devices, where the alias addresses are time-limited, and to handle packet transactions using the assigned alias addresses.
1. An apparatus for addressing a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, comprising:
storage to store instructions; and
a processor to execute the stored instructions to:
initialize an IoT device alias addressing space;
assign an alias address to each of a plurality of the IoT devices, where the alias addresses are time-limited, and where a length of the alias addresses is based on a maximum number of IoT devices; and
handle packet transactions using the assigned alias addresses.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to execute the stored instructions to:
rank the alias addresses based on performance metrics of corresponding IoT devices; and
assign the alias addresses based on the rank of the alias addresses.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to execute the stored instructions to:
rank the alias addresses based on behavior characteristics of corresponding IoT devices; and
assign the alias addresses based on the rank of the alias addresses.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to execute the stored instructions to:
rank the alias addresses based on activity levels of corresponding IoT devices; and
assign the alias addresses based on the rank of the alias addresses.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to execute the stored instructions to:
identify a new IoT device for which an alias address has not been assigned;
assign an alias address to the new IoT device; and
re-assign an alias address to each of the plurality of IoT devices.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to execute the stored instructions to:
identify when a time limitation of one or more of the assigned alias addresses has expired; and
re-assign alias addresses in response to the identification that time limitation of one or more of the assigned alias addresses has expired.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to execute the stored instructions to:
initialize the IoT device alias addressing space based on a maximum expected number of IoT devices over a given time interval.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to execute the stored instructions to:
assign the length of the alias addresses based on the maximum number of IoT devices.
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an alias address is assigned based on a performance of the IoT device.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an alias address is assigned based on a behavior of the IoT device.
11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an alias address is assigned based on an activity level of the IoT device.
12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an alias address is assigned based on a priority of the IoT device.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to execute the stored instructions to:
rank the alias addresses; and
assign the alias addresses based on the rank of the alias addresses.
14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the IoT device alias addressing space is a time-limited reusable address space that is leased until an expiration time.
15. A method of addressing a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, comprising:
initializing an IoT device alias addressing space;
assigning an alias address to each of a plurality of the IoT devices, where the alias addresses are time-limited, and where a length of the alias addresses is based on a maximum number of IoT devices; and
handling packet transactions using the assigned alias addresses.
16. The method of claim 15 , comprising:
ranking the alias addresses based on performance metrics of corresponding IoT devices; and
assigning the alias addresses based on the ranking of the alias addresses.
17. The method of claim 15 , comprising:
ranking the alias addresses based on behavior characteristics of corresponding IoT devices; and
assigning the alias addresses based on the rank of the alias addresses.
18. The method of claim 15 , comprising:
ranking the alias addresses based on activity levels of corresponding IoT devices; and
assigning the alias addresses based on the rank of the alias addresses.
19. The method of claim 15 , comprising:
identifying a new IoT device for which an alias address has not been assigned;
assigning an alias address to the new IoT device; and
re-assigning an alias address to each of the plurality of IoT devices.
20. The method of claim 15 , comprising:
identifying when a time limitation of one or more of the assigned alias addresses has expired; and
re-assigning alias addresses in response to the identifying that the time limitation of one or more of the assigned alias addresses has expired.
21. The method of claim 15 , comprising:
assigning the length of the alias addresses based on the maximum number of IoT devices.
22. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, direct a processor to:
initialize an IoT device alias addressing space;
assign an alias address to each of a plurality of the IoT devices, where the alias addresses are time-limited, and where a length of the alias addresses is based on a maximum number of IoT devices; and
handle packet transactions using the assigned alias addresses.
23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , comprising instructions that, when executed, direct a processor to:
rank the alias addresses based on performance metrics of corresponding IoT devices; and
assign the alias addresses based on the ranking of the alias addresses.
24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , comprising instructions that, when executed, direct a processor to:
rank the alias addresses based on behavior characteristics of corresponding IoT devices; and
assign the alias addresses based on the rank of the alias addresses.
25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , comprising instructions that, when executed, direct a processor to:
rank the alias addresses based on activity levels of corresponding IoT devices; and
assign the alias addresses based on the rank of the alias addresses.
26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , comprising instructions that, when executed, direct a processor to:
identify a new IoT device for which an alias address has not been assigned;
assign an alias address to the new IoT device; and
re-assign an alias address to each of the plurality of IoT devices.
27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , comprising instructions that, when executed, direct a processor to:
identify when a time limitation of one or more of the assigned alias addresses has expired; and
re-assign alias addresses in response to the identifying that the time limitation of one or more of the assigned alias addresses has expired.
28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , comprising instructions that, when executed, direct a processor to:
initialize the IoT device alias addressing space based on a maximum expected number of IoT devices over a given time interval.
29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 22 , comprising instructions that, when executed, direct a processor to:
assign the length of the alias addresses based on the maximum number of IoT devices.
30. An Internet of Things (IoT) network, comprising:
a fog network;
an edge network; and
an apparatus for addressing a plurality of IoT devices, comprising:
storage to store instructions; and
a processor to execute the stored instructions to:
initialize an IoT device alias addressing space;
assign an alias address to each of the plurality of IoT devices, where the alias addresses are time-limited, and where a length of the alias addresses is based on a maximum number of IoT devices; and
handle packet transactions using the assigned alias addresses.
31. The IoT network of claim 30 , wherein the processor is to execute the stored instructions to:
rank the alias addresses based on performance metrics of corresponding IoT devices; and
assign the alias addresses based on the rank of the alias addresses.