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Supranet

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"Supranet" is a term that was coined by Luca Delgrossi and Domenico Ferrari during the 7th International Workshop on Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSDAV) in 1997.[1] The term refers to "a virtual network for a group on top of any integrated-services internetwork[.]"[2]

The term could also refer to Gartner's definition - the "fusion of the physical and digital worlds."[3]

History

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At its inception in 1997, the term was created for research purposes[2] to describe a hypothetical network that could be created on top of an existing network, similar to a modern overlay network.

According to Gartner's definition, Supranet is a reference to the integration of the Internet, mobile communications, always-on connectivity, sensors and human-computer interaction. Subsequent definitions were expanded to include electronic tagging (via, for example, RFID), geotagging, and electronic geo-mapping (i.e., mapping internet coordinates to geodetic coordinates), further fusing the physical and virtual.[4][5][6]

Meaning

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The publications that collectively coined the term anticipated the following trends, all subsumed under the Supranet heading:

  • The number of miniature intelligent devices, such as micro-electromechanical systems or RFID tags, already numbered in the billions in 2001.[7]
  • Electronic IDs would be assigned to physical objects and specifically manufactured products to make them uniquely identifiable.
  • The production of objects that control or take measurements from the physical world, and make said functions accessible via the internet (the Internet of Things, or IoT).
  • Humans, animals, and objects carrying such IoT devices would be uniquely identifiable.
  • Geographic locations of living beings with IoT devices would be trackable.
  • The Earth, its features, the locations of internet-capable devices would be mappable, and IP addresses would be assigned to physical regions on the Earth.

Uses

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A common example of Supranet is geotagging, as seen in online photo services such as Flickr, Panoramio, or Picasa.

The concept of Supranet has continued to be discussed in the media, in scientific research, and in product development.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] One prominent example of a large-scale project demonstrating the functionality of the Supranet is Virtual Australia. This initiative is described as "a virtual model containing and representing all non-trivial objects and their contextual environment—from blue sky to bedrock—in real-world Australia," highlighting its comprehensive scope and innovative approach to modeling.[15]

In some of his subsequent works, one of the original Gartner authors[who?] made it clear that there were several precursors to the concept of Supranet, crediting David Gelernter,[16] G.W. Fitzmaurice[17] and J.C. "Supranet".[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Delgrossi, L.; Ferrari, D. (1997). "A virtual network service for integrated-services internetworks". IEEE: 291–295. doi:10.1109/NOSDAV.1997.629396. ISBN 978-0-7803-3799-2. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b Delgrossi, L.; Ferrari, D. (1997). "A virtual network service for integrated-services internetworks". IEEE: 291–295. doi:10.1109/NOSDAV.1997.629396. ISBN 978-0-7803-3799-2. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Eugene A Hall, Gartner Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  4. ^ Paolo Magrassi, Angelo Panarella, Nigel Deighton, Geoff Johnson, "Computers to Acquire Control of the Physical World", Gartner research report T-14-0301, 28 September 2001
  5. ^ Philip Redman, Jean-Claude Delcroix, Kathy Harris, Rich Mogull, John Monroe, "A Brave Mobile World: Emerging Technologies for Mobility", Gartner research report T-14-0297, 1 October 2001
  6. ^ Paolo Magrassi, "E-Tags: From Niches to the Supranet", Gartner research report T-14-8198, 11 January 2002
  7. ^ Chen, L. H.; Jin, S. (December 2003). "Packaging of nanostructured microelectromechanical systems microtriode devices". Journal of Electronic Materials. 32 (12): 1360–1365. Bibcode:2003JEMat..32.1360C. doi:10.1007/s11664-003-0101-7. ISSN 0361-5235.
  8. ^ W.T. De Vries, "Towards new methodologies of measuring cost efficiency and cost effectiveness of geospatial data infrastructures", 7th International Conference on Global Spatial Data Infrastructure, Bangalore, India, 2–6 February 2004
  9. ^ T.Skramstad, "Information security and safety – Trends towards 2020", Infosam 2020, Department of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, April 2004
  10. ^ Felix Socorro, "Supranet, ¿el próximo paso de la interconexión?", Elearning America Latina, January 2004
  11. ^ J.Powell, "RFID: Introduction to the Internet of Things (or, All the World Is a Portal)", Learning Technology Research Taskforce, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA, May 2003
  12. ^ T. Wills, "The Identity of Electronic Devices", DigitalIDWorld, September 2002
  13. ^ "Основные перспективы развития мобильных устройств (по материалам Gartner Group) - От E-Business до Supranet", КомпьютерПресс, May 2002
  14. ^ Fancois Morrel, "Nous comblons les manques traditionnels des applications Web", JDNet Solutions, Suresnes (France), 4 March 2002
  15. ^ B.Thompson, T. On Chan, R. Slee, P. Kinne, A. Jahshan, P.Woodgate, I. Bishop, D. McKenzie, "Know, Think, Communicate — Key Elements of Virtual Australia", Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information, Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria (Australia), December, 2005
  16. ^ Gelernter, D.: "Mirror Worlds: Or the Day Software Puts the Universe in a Shoebox... How It Will Happen and What It Will Mean", Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 1992
  17. ^ G.W.Fitzmaurice, "Situated Information Spaces and Spatially-Aware Palmtop Computers", Communications of the ACM, 36-7, 1993
  18. ^ "IBM Research Publications | IBM Research". IBM Research Publications. 2021-02-09. Archived from the original on 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
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