Secure Communication and Data Processing Challenges in the Industrial Internet

The next industrial revolution is foreseen to happen with upcoming Industrial Internet that combines massive data collected by industrial sensors with data analysis for improving the efficiency of operations. Collecting, pre-processing, storing and analyzing such real-time data is a complex task with stringent demands on communication intelligence, QoS and security. In this paper we outline some challenges facing the Industrial Internet, namely integration with 5G wireless networks, Software Defined Machines, ownership and smart processing of digital sensor data. We propose a secure communication architecture for the Industrial Internet based on Smart Spaces and Virtual Private LAN Services. It is a position paper, describing state-of-the-art and a roadmap for future research on the Industrial Internet.