The world of IoT

2 Internet Protocols

2.1 IoT Platforms

The IoT platforms allow collecting the data sent from the different connected devices. On the other hand, it should facilitate the creation of applications, both mobile and for other devices that clearly visualize the data received from the IoT devices connected to the platform, in addition to the data on which it has been worked.

These IoT platforms are able to manage the information in a solvent manner. IoT platforms must be able to collect the information sent by the devices, store and / or analyze the data and represent or expose the information so that the user can use it. In addition, each IoT platform is specialized in specific services.

Some of the most famous IoT platforms that can be found in the market are depicted in Table 2.

Table 2 – IoT platforms
Platform	URL	Characteristics
AWS IoT Core	https://aws.amazon.com/iot-core/?nc1=h_ls	AWS IoT Core is a managed cloud platform that lets connected devices easily and securely interact with cloud applications and other devices.
Azure IoT hub	https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/iot-hub/	Connect and manage billions of IoT devices and assets. Establish reliable, bi-directional communication and enhance the security of IoT solutions. Ingest real-time data and upload files to the cloud.
Oracle cloud	https://cloud.oracle.com/iot	Interact with virtualized software representations of assets. High-Speed Messaging. Support for industrial protocols. Analyze and Integrate IoT data and services.
Ericsson IoT	https://www.ericsson.com/en/internet-of-things/solutions	Security and connectivity. IoT Accelerator platform. Reliable connectivity.
Watson Internet of Things	https://www.ibm.com/internet-of-things	Asset, facilities and product management.
Xyveli	https://www.xively.com/	Xively offers everything needed to build and launch a connected product.
Samsung ARTIK	https://www.artik.io/	The Samsung ARTIK Smart IoT platform brings hardware modules and cloud services together, with built-in security and an ecosystem of tools and partners to speed up the time-to-market
Adafruit IO	https://io.adafruit.com/	Adafruit IO is a system that makes data useful. It is ease of use, and allows simple data connections with little programming required.