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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

Summary


This chapter summarized several different sensors and endpoints used in IoT deployments. The IoT isn't about simply connecting a device to the internet. While that is a key component, the essence of IoT is connecting the analog world to the digital. Essentially, things and devices previously unconnected now have the opportunity to collect information and communicate it to other devices. This is powerful because data that had never been captured now has value. The ability to sense the environment will lead to more efficiencies, revenue streams, and value for customers. Sensing allows for smart cities, predictive maintenance, tracking assets, and analyzing the hidden meaning in massive aggregates of data. Powering such systems is also critical, and must be understood by architects. A poorly designed system can lead to too short a battery life, which will end in substantial costs to remediate.  

The next chapter will bridge the endpoints to the internet through non-IP communication....