Internet of Things

What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?

Devices with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other network to enable remote monitoring, status, manipulation and evaluation of trends of such devices

Internet of Things (IoT) applications:

• Consumers
  • Home Automation
  • Elder Care
• Commercial Organizations
  • Medical and Healthcare
  • Transportation
  • Vehicle Connectivity
  • Home Automation
• Industrial
  • Manufacturing
  • Agriculture
  • Maritime
• Infrastructure
  • Metro deployments
  • Energy management
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Living Labs
• Military
  • Battlefield Things
  • Ocean of Things

IoT Architecture:

1. IoT Devices
   • Sensors and Actuators
2. The Edge Gateway
   • Data Aggregation
   • Fog Computing (Optional)
3. The Cloud
   • Cloud computing
   • Cloud storage

What is Cloud computing?

the on-demand availability of computer processing power and data storage (Cloud storage) without direct active management by the user

Popular IoT Communication Technologies

OSI Layer	1	2	3	4	7
	Phy	Lnk	Net	Trn	App
Bluetooth LE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Z-Wave			Yes	Yes	Yes
Zigbee			Yes	Yes	Yes
Matter					Yes
TCP & UDP				Yes
Thread			Yes
ITU-T G.9959	Yes	Yes
LR-WPAN	Yes	Yes
IPv6			Yes
Ethernet	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes