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The proliferation of sensors, storage, display, communications, and processing is only accelerating. The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to an explosion of connectivity of systems in nearly every application, including homes, automobiles, shopping centers, industrial installations, manufacturing facilities, and even the battlefield. In order for the plethora of wirelessly connected systems ..

There are a multitude of layers, protocols, and wireless standards for IoT applications. The following blog gives a brief description of these layers and lists (with links!) to a variety of the leading protocols and standards relevant for IoT applications. IoT Application Protocols The Application layer protocols are typically responsible for data formatting and presentation, ..

IoT Network Categories The previous post in the IoT 101 series described the types of system architectures common with IoT. This post will describe the network categories and topologies. The network categories are divided mainly by the region they enable access, and often interface with other networks to provide additional features and services. For example, ..

This blog series is an extension of an earlier released blog, “IoT Wireless Standards in a Nutshell”. This post focuses more on the basic background of IoT systems architecture and network categories. Future blogs will cover more detailed information about network topologies and IoT protocols, standards, and wireless communication technologies. IoT System Architecture Generally, IoT ..

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a predicted eventually when a vast number of everyday objects are augmented with internet connectivity and accessory capabilities. They keystone to these IoT device features is the ability for sensors, controllers, actuators, and displays to communicate through the common platform of the internet. As hardline internet, such as through ..