2021/04/06 by Feifei Shi, Wenxi Wang, Shi, Feifei +5
Computer Science · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Network Security and Intrusion Detection #Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks #Peer-to-Peer Network Technologies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2104.04079
openalex publication_date 2021/04/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Along with the rapid development of Internet and cyber techniques, the Internet of People (IoP) has been emerging as a novel paradigm which establishes ubiquitous connections between social space and cyberspace. Unlike the Internet of Things (IoT), human nodes in IoP are not only terminal users, but also significant participants bonded with tighter relationships. Note that IoP has deeply influenced our lives. For example, the prosperity of social media enables us to build and maintain new relationships without considering physical boundaries. In this paper, we give a comprehensive overview of IoP by comparing it with IoT, introduce its enabling techniques from aspects of sensing, communication and application. In addition, we summarize and compare popular IoP-enabled platforms according to different functions, and finally envision open issues needed to be further discussed in IoP. It provides constructive suggestions, lays solid foundations, and makes a basic blueprint for the future development of IoP paradigm.