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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

Chapter 5. Non-IP Based WPAN

Sensors, and other things connected to the internet, need a method of transmitting and receiving information. This is the topic of personal area network (PAN) and near-range communication. In an IoT ecosphere, communication to a sensor or actuator can be a copper wire or a Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs). In this chapter, we concentrate on the WPAN as that is the prevalent method for industrial, commercial, and consumer connections to the things of the internet. Wire-based connectivity is still used, but primarily in legacy industries and areas that are not radio-frequency friendly. There is a wide variety of different communication channels between the endpoint and the internet; some may be built on a traditional IP stack (6LoWPAN) and others use non-IP (internet protocol) communication to maximize energy savings (BLE).

We separate out IP and non-IP, as IP-based communication systems need further detail that non-IP communication doesn't necessarily need...