Internet of things

PROJECT

European Virtual Learning Platform for Electrical and Information Engineering
http://www.techepdia.eu

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

AUTHOR

Jordi Salazar, Santiago Silvestre

ANNOTATION

This is an introductory course to the IoT (Internet of things). In the early chapters the basics about the IoT are introduced. Then basics of IPv6 internet protocol that is the most used in IoT environment as well as main applications, the current state of the market and the technologies that enable the existence of the IoT are described. Finally the future challenges that are considered most important are discussed.

OBJECTIVES

At study of this course, students will be able to understand the basics about IT and get a good idea about the possibilities and applications based in this environment.

KEYWORDS

IoT (Internet of things), IP (Internet protocol), IPv6 (Internet protocol version 6), M2M (Machine-to-Machine communications), IPsec (IP security), Cloud computing, RFID (radio frequency identification), Smart sensors, Tags.

LITERATURE

[1] R. H. Weber, (2010). "Internet of Things - New Security and Privacy Challenges". Computer Law & Security Review 26: 23-30.
[2] Dave Evans. (2011). How the Next Evolution of the Internet Is Changing Everything. Cisco Internet of Things White Paper.
[3] Stephen E. Deering and Robert M. Hinden (1998). RFC 2460, Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification.
[4] Charith Perera et. al. (2014). Sensing as a Service Model for Smart Cities Supported by Internet of Things. Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technology 25 (1): 81–93.
[5] Ma HD. (2011). “Internet of things: Objectives and scientific challenges”. Journal of computer science and technology 26 (6): 919-924.
[6] In Lee and Kyoochun Lee (2015) “The Internet of Things (IoT): Applications, investments, and challenges for enterprises, Business Horizons, 58, 431-440.
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[8] Ala Al-Fuqaha et al. (2015) “Internet of Things: A survey on enabling technologies, protocols and applications”, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. DOI 10.1109/COMST.2015.2444095
[9] The European Technology Platform on Smart Systems Integration (2008). "Internet of Things in 2020: A Roadmap for the future"

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