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Internet of Things for Architects

By : Perry Lea
Book Image

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

Information theory


There are preliminary theories that need to be understood before detailing WAN specifics. Two areas that are germane to communication is how bitrate affects transmission power, which in turn affects range. There are limits to the integrity of data and bitrates, as we will learn. Additionally, we need to classify narrowband versus wideband communication. 

Bitrate limits and the Shannon-Hartley theorem

In long-range communication and short-range communication, the goal is to maximize bitrate and distance within the constraints of spectrum and noise. The Shannon-Hartley theorem is composed of work from Claude Shannon of MIT in the 1940s (C. E. Shannon (1949/1998). The Mathematical Theory of Communication. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press) and Ralph Hartley from Bell Labs in the 1920s (R. V. L. Hartley (July 1928). "Transmission of Information" (PDF). Bell System Technical Journal). Foundational work was developed by Harry Nyquist, also of Bell Labs, who determined the...