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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

File upload

The file upload pattern is relevant where real-time telemetry is not required or in cases where data needs to be fetched from legacy and non-connected devices. This pattern is also used to push the firmware to the field devices. The notation used for this pattern is shown in the following figure:

Figure 3.10 – The notation for a file upload pattern

Some scenarios where this pattern can be used are as follows:

  • Video stream processing is to be done in a central server.
  • Legacy systems in industrial, healthcare, or energy domains output data in a physical file and it is not possible to parse or interpret the generated file on the device due to computation and/or storage constraints.
  • Certificates and keys are required for secure connection to the central server.
  • Scheduled or ad hoc firmware update of devices.

File upload is generally done via packetizing the file content to optimize bandwidth usage. A typical algorithm...