Course: ECE128

Introduction to IoT Networking

Protocols
IoT - Components
Presentation
by
Dr. Kesavan Gopal
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 Outline
• Major Components of IoT
– Thing or Device
– Gateway
– Cloud
– Analytics
– User Interface

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Major Components of IoT

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 Thing or Device
• IoT - Transformation process - connecting - Smart devices &
objects to N/W -result Efficiency and remote
• Smart Devices & Sensors:
– Purpose & Function: collecting the data from environment &
Tx-t info to the next Layer
– Technological Advancement - Semiconductor Technology -
micro smart sensors for various applications.
– Examples: Temperature sensors and thermostats, Pressure
sensors, Humidity / Moisture level, Light intensity detectors,
Moisture sensors, Proximity detection RFID tags.
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 Cont…
• Smart Devices & sensors can be connected to low power wireless
networks like Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Bluetooth, Z Wave, LoRaWAN - having
its own pros & cons interms of power, data rate & overall
efficiency.
• Availability of Low Power, Low Cost wireless
transmitting devices are promising in the area
of IoT due to its long battery life and
efficiency.
• Latest 6LoWPAN-IPv6 - adapted energy
efficient data transmission for IoT N/Ws

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Gateway

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 Cont…
• Gateway:
– Data Flow: manages the bidirectional data traffic b/w N/Ws &
Protocols
– Protocol Translation: To translate different network protocols &
Ensure the interoperability of the connected devices and sensors
– Capability: can be configured to perform pre-processing of the
collected data from 1000’s of sensors locally before TX-ing to the
next stage. Necessary to have the compatibility with TCP/IP.
– Offers security –for the Network & Tx-ed Data.
– Acts as a middle b/w Devices and Cloud – Prevents malicious &
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 Cloud
• IoT Creates - ENORMOUS DATA - from devices, applications - need
to be managed in an efficient way.
• What does Cloud offers? Tools to collect, process, manage and store
the huge data in real time.
• Benefits: Industry can access the data remotely & make critical
decisions necessary.
• What Constitutes Cloud? IoT Cloud consists of dedicated high
performance N/W of servers - optimized to perform high speed data
processing of billions of devices, traffic management & deliver
accurate analytics.
• Distributed database management are one of the most important
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 Analytics
• Analytics is the process of converting the data from billions of
smart devices & sensors into a useful, meaningful, purposeful
interpretation & visualizations of data.
• Smart Analytics solutions are inevitable in IoT system - for
management & improvement of entire system.
• Real time smart analytics possible - In case of irregularities in the
collected data to prevent undesired scenario.
• Analytics is used by big enterprises - massive data collected from
IoT devices & utilize them for their future business opportunities.
• Predicting the market trends & plan ahead for a successful
implementation.
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 User Interface
• Visible part of the IoT system accessible by the user
• Criteria: Well-designed user interface - minimum effort for users -
interactive friendly
• Touch panel controls - interactive design -multicolor touch panels
have replaced hard switches in household appliances
• Very important component of IoT - higher significance in today's
competitive market - user to choose particular device or
appliance - user friendly
• Compatible with common wireless standards.

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Queries?

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