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Architectural Patterns and Techniques for Developing IoT Solutions

By : Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal
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Architectural Patterns and Techniques for Developing IoT Solutions

By: Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal

Overview of this book

As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands and moves to new domains, architectural patterns need to enable faster digital transformation and more uniform development. Through numerous use cases and examples, this book helps you conceptualize and implement IoT architectural patterns and use them in diverse contexts in real-world scenarios. The book begins by introducing you to a variety of IoT architectural patterns and then helps you understand how they are used in domains such as retail, smart manufacturing, consumer, smart cities, and smart agriculture. You’ll also find out how cross-cutting concerns such as security require special considerations in the IoT context. As you advance, you’ll discover all the nuances that are inherent in each layer of IoT reference architecture, including considerations related to analytics for edge/constrained devices, data visualizations, and so on. In the concluding chapters, you’ll explore emerging technologies such as blockchain, 3D printing, 5G, generative AI, quantum computing, and large language models (LLMs) that enhance IoT capabilities to realize broader applications. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned to architect scalable, secure, and unique IoT solutions in any domain using the power of IoT architectural patterns, and you will be able to avoid the pitfalls that typically derail IoT projects.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Understanding IoT Patterns
5
Part 2: IoT Patterns in Action
11
Part 3: Implementation Considerations
15
Part 4: Extending IoT Solutions

The rule engine

The rule engine is essentially mapping between IoT events and actions that need to be associated with those events. In the IoT context, events are typically generated using sensors, and required actions are taken by an actuator. The notation used for this pattern in this book is shown in the following figure:

Figure 3.6 – The notation for a “rule engine” pattern

An interesting analogy is to compare the rule engine to the human mind, where the use of the five senses can be compared to the activation of sensors, and then corresponding actions are taken by body parts (hands or legs, for example), as shown in the following figure:

Figure 3.7 – A rule engine decoupling sensors and actuators and its comparison with the human body/mind

Additionally, the cause-and-effect relationships in the IoT context are dynamic as well as complex, which can only be made possible by having an entity such as the...