Abstract:
Several heterogeneous, intelligent, and distributed devices can be connected to interact
with one another over the Internet in what is termed internet of things (IoT). Also, the concept
of IoT can be exploited in the industrial environment for enhancing the production of goods and
services and for mitigating the risk of disaster occurrences. This application of IoT for enhancing
industrial production is known as industrial IoT (IIoT). Emergent configuration (EC) is a technology
that can be adopted to enhance the operation and collaboration of IoT connected devices in order to
improve the efficiency of the connected IoT systems for maximum user satisfaction. To meet user
goals, the connected devices are required to cooperate with one another in an adaptive, interoperable,
and homogeneous manner. In this paper, a survey of the concept of IoT is presented in addition to
a review of IIoT systems. The application of ubiquitous computing-aided software define networking
(SDN)-based EC architecture is propounded for enhancing the throughput of oil and gas production
in the maritime ecosystems by managing the exploration process especially in emergency situations
that involve anthropogenic oil and gas spillages.
