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Internet of Things for Architects

By : Perry Lea
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Internet of Things for Architects

By: Perry Lea

Overview of this book

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the fastest growing technology market. Industries are embracing IoT technologies to improve operational expenses, product life, and people's well-being. An architectural guide is necessary if you want to traverse the spectrum of technologies needed to build a successful IoT system, whether that's a single device or millions of devices. This book encompasses the entire spectrum of IoT solutions, from sensors to the cloud. We start by examining modern sensor systems and focus on their power and functionality. After that, we dive deep into communication theory, paying close attention to near-range PAN, including the new Bluetooth® 5.0 specification and mesh networks. Then, we explore IP-based communication in LAN and WAN, including 802.11ah, 5G LTE cellular, Sigfox, and LoRaWAN. Next, we cover edge routing and gateways and their role in fog computing, as well as the messaging protocols of MQTT and CoAP. With the data now in internet form, you'll get an understanding of cloud and fog architectures, including the OpenFog standards. We wrap up the analytics portion of the book with the application of statistical analysis, complex event processing, and deep learning models. Finally, we conclude by providing a holistic view of the IoT security stack and the anatomical details of IoT exploits while countering them with software defined perimeters and blockchains.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Free Chapter
1
The IoT Story

Communication theory


The IoT is a conglomeration of many disparate devices autonomously producing and/or consuming data on the very far edge of layers of networks and protocols. It is important to understand the constraints in building communication systems for the IoT or any form of networking. The internet of things will combine personal area networks, local area networks, and long-range wide area networks into a web of communication channels. Most of what makes the IoT possible is built around communication fabric; therefore, this chapter is dedicated to reviewing the fundamentals of network and communication systems. We will now focus on communication and signaling systems. We will explore the range, energy, and limitations of communication systems and how the architect will use these tools to develop a successful IoT solution.

RF energy and theoretical range

It is important when talking about wireless personal area networks, or any RF wireless protocol, to consider the range of transmission...