Stojanovic, LjiljanaLjiljanaStojanovicBader, Sebastian R.Sebastian R.Bader2022-03-062022-03-062020https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/26639710.1007/978-3-030-58182-4_12Comprehensive, independently operating digital representations of physical assets, provisioned and manipulated through standardized interaction patterns, dissolve between the tangible and virtual world. Real-world developments are reflected in digital models and vice versa. The concept of digital twins combines these facets to integrated entities, specifying the description, appearance, and behavior of real-world entities in virtual models. This chapter explains how smart services enact as digital twins but also how they interact in flexible, loosely coupled networks.de005004670006629book article