From: The IT convergence framework design in the internet of things environment
Convergence level | First-order (stage 1) | Second-order (stage 2) | Third-order (stage 3) |
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IT convergence | IT convergence | IT Convergence | |
Convergence Type | Convergence between IT technologies and products, or IT technologies and manufacturing processes | Convergence between the partial social IT infrastructure and the IT embedded in products | Convergence between the IT embedded in heterogeneous industrial products through the social IT infrastructure |
Automobile/shipbuilding Industry | Smart (automatic control) vehicle, digital ship | Intelligent transport systems/shipbuilding e-navigation | Advanced smart safety vehicles operated in u-City |
IT Requirement | Embedded software, sensor, wire/wireless communication devices, data storage devices | Smart road, wire/wireless communication devices between vehicles and roads, compatible communication protocol | u-City, u-Healthcare |