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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

Sigfox


Sigfox is a narrowband LPWAN (like NB-IOT) protocol developed in 2009 in Toulouse, France. The founding company goes by the same name. This is another LPWAN technology using the unlicensed ISM bands for a proprietary protocol. Sigfox has some traits that significantly narrow its utility:

  • Up to 140 messages per device daily on uplink (duty cycle of 1%, 6 messages/hour).
  • A payload size of 12 bytes for each message (uplink) and 8 bytes (downlink).
  • A throughput of up to 100 bps uplink and 600 bps downlink.

Originally, Sigfox was unidirectional and intended as a pure sensor network. That implies that only communication from the sensor uplink was supported. Since then a downlink channel has become available.

Sigfox is a patented and closed technology. While their hardware is open, however, the network is not and must be subscribed to. Sigfox hardware partners include Atmel, TI, Silicon Labs, and others. Sigfox builds and operates its network infrastructure similar to the arrangement of LTE carriers...