Atenea Lab: A Softwarized IoT Laboratory for Research and Knowledge Transfer

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (so-called Industry 4.0) has had a fast growth. A lot of companies are investing more and more money in digital transformation. One of the main trends is using sensors to optimize and enhance industrial processes, as a part of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Sometimes it would be interesting having an intermediate platform to perform testing prior to deploy the complete IoT ecosystem. This is particularly important in two cases: (i) small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to reduce the risks of errors and minimize the impact of their investment, and (ii) R+D+i, where it is needed to evaluate solutions and perform experiments in a controlled way. Atenea Lab is a software-based platform that allows simulating a wide range of realistic IoT scenarios. It permits testing solutions, performing experiments, and evolving the technology readiness level (TRL) of prototypes reducing costs and making it easier to knowledge transfer.