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Autonomous Networking in DaaS-IoT

DaaS-IoT provides a self-organizing networking layer designed to operate without manual configuration, centralized discovery services, or pre-assigned identifiers. This functionality enables nodes to automatically form, maintain, and adapt the overlay network in dynamic IoT environments.

Objectives

The autonomous networking subsystem is designed to:

  • Enable automatic network formation with zero manual configuration.
  • Support heterogeneous and large-scale deployments.
  • Eliminate dependencies on centralized registry or controller nodes.
  • Allow networks to adapt to mobility, failures, and topology changes.
  • Maintain consistent time synchronization across nodes once links are established.

Key Properties

Distributed Operation

Nodes announce their presence, detect neighbors, and establish logical links using local interactions. No global authority is required.

Dynamic Topology Formation

Nodes can join, leave, or move within the network, and the topology reorganizes itself without interrupting communication.

Automatic Identifier Assignment

DIN and SID values can be negotiated dynamically during discovery, removing the need for pre-assigned addresses.

Integrated Time Synchronization

Networking events feed directly into the synchronization layer, allowing nodes to align to a shared temporal reference as soon as they discover each other.

Security and Trust Boundaries

Nodes may filter or reject discovery attempts based on trust policies, allowing controlled sub-networks to exist within the same physical environment.

Role in DaaS-IoT

Autonomous networking serves as the foundation for:

  • Discovery
  • Time synchronization
  • Routing and channel formation
  • Overlay maintenance and health monitoring

This enables plug-and-play behavior across diverse IoT deployments, including embedded systems, edge nodes, and mobile clusters.