Distributed framework for resilient machine-to-machine system management

A method comprising:

• orchestrating interactions in an internet of things (IoT) system, wherein the system comprises a network of devices of a plurality of different device types, the system is implemented based on an IoT application, the IoT application uses a plurality of models and the interactions are defined in the IoT application based on defined interactions between the plurality of models, respective models in the plurality of models includes a respective abstract representation of a respective one of the plurality of device types and operational capabilities of the corresponding device type, and the IoT application is to use a plurality of protocols corresponding to the plurality of device types to perform a particular function;
• monitoring operation of the IoT system;
• collecting metrics to identify health of the IoT system based on the monitored operation;
• and
• generating measurements of the system based on the monitored operation.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory;
• an internet of things (IoT) orchestrator, executable by the processor to:
• access an IoT application stored in the memory, wherein the IoT application defines a plurality of models and a set of interactions between the plurality of models, respective models in the plurality of models includes a respective abstract representation of a respective one of a plurality of device types and operational capabilities of the corresponding device type, and the IoT application is to use a plurality of protocols corresponding to the plurality of device types to perform a particular function;
• identify a plurality of devices connected to a network;
• determine a mapping of the plurality of devices to the plurality of device types in the set of models of the IoT application;
• and
• deploy an IoT system including the plurality of devices based on the mapping;
• and
• an IoT system monitor, executable by the processor to:
• monitor operation of the IoT system;
• and
• generate measurements of the system based on the monitoring.