IoT OS Platform: Software Infrastructure for Next-Gen Industrial IoT

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT), the growth of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applied in the industrial sector has also been swift. However, in practical applications, there are still issues such as the misalignment between theory and application, the lack of a unified standardization framework, and the frequent occurrence of data silos. These issues limit the maintainability and scalability of IIoT systems and increase the digitalization costs for enterprises. Based on this, drawing from the design principles of classic general-purpose operating systems, we propose the concept of an IoT operating system platform. As a software infrastructure aimed at the next generation of IIoT, the IoT OS platform consists of general-purpose computer operating systems and the platform software running on them. It manages computing resources and entities such as sensors, networks, and ubiquitous artificial intelligence applications or systems, and provides service support for IIoT applications upwards, aiming to improve existing issues and enhance the specificity and scalability of IIoT systems. This paper presents the current status of IIoT systems, the definition and architecture of the IoT OS platform, and validates the theoretical architecture through specific cases.