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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 has covered the first step in delivering IoT data from devices to the internet. The first step in connecting billions of devices is using the correct communication medium to reach sensors, objects, and actuators to cause some action. This is the role of the wireless personal area network. We have explored the basis of the unlicensed spectrum and how as an architect we will measure the performance and behavior of a WPAN. The chapter went deep into the new Bluetooth 5 protocol and compared it to other standards such as the IEEE 802.15.4 basis protocol, Zigbee, and Z-Wave. We explored beaconing, various packet and protocol structures, and mesh architectures. An architect should have an understanding of how these architectures compare and contrast at this point.

The next chapter will explore IP-based PAN and LAN networks such as the ubiquitous 802.11 Wi-Fi network, Thread, and 6LoWPAN, as well as future Wi-Fi communication standards. These networking chapters exploring WPAN...