Context

Internet of Things (IoT) is a promising paradigm due to the growing number of devices that may be connected, defined as “things”. Managing these “things” is still considered a challenge. One way to overcome this challenge may be by adopting the software product line (SPL) paradigm and the variability management (VM) activity. SPL engineering consists of mechanisms that provide identification, representation, and traceability, which may be helpful to “things” management supported by VM organizational and technical activities.

Objective

This research aims to investigate how SPL engineering has been applied along with the IoT paradigm, as well as how VM is being carried out.

Method

A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted considering papers available until March 2019. This systematic review identified 1039 papers. After eliminating the duplicated titles and the ones not related to the review, 112 papers remained. The number of papers was narrowed to 56 after applying the exclusion criteria.

Results

The results provide evidence on the diversity of proposed SPLs used to specify approaches for managing IoT systems. However, most SPLs and research developed for IoT lack a systematic and detailed specification to ensure their quality, as well as tailoring guidelines for further use.

中文翻译：

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应用于物联网的软件产品线：系统文献综述

语境

物联网（IoT）是一种有前途的范例，因为可以连接的设备数量越来越多，这些设备被定义为“事物”。管理这些“事物”仍然被视为挑战。克服这一挑战的一种方法可能是采用软件产品线（SPL）范例和可变性管理（VM）活动。SPL工程由提供标识，表示形式和可追溯性的机制组成，这可能有助于VM组织和技术活动支持的“事物”管理。

目的

这项研究的目的是研究如何将SPL工程技术与IoT范例一起应用以及如何实施VM。

方法

进行了系统的文献综述（SLR），考虑了截至2019年3月的可用论文。该系统的综述确定了1039篇论文。在消除重复的标题和与评审无关的标题之后，剩下112篇论文。应用排除标准后，论文数量缩小至56。

结果

结果为用于指定用于管理物联网系统的方法的提议SPL的多样性提供了证据。但是，大多数为物联网开发的SPL和研究都缺乏系统和详细的规范来确保其质量，也缺乏针对进一步使用的定制指南。