IoT Enabling Technologies

IoT enabling technologies includes :

Sensors :

A sensor is a device that is used to sense a physical condition or event.
A Sensor works by converting a non-electrical input into a electrical signal that can be sent to an electronic circuit.

Cloud Computing

Cloud computing or no-demand computing is an Internet-based computing service which involves the use of the network of remote server rather than local area server or personal computer.
Cloud computing is a transformative computing paradigm that involves delivering applications and services over the internet.

Big Data Analytics

Big Data Analytics refers to the process of collecting, organizing, analyzing large data sets to discover different patterns and other useful information.
Example of big data generated by IoT system are Weather Monitoring system, Machine sensor data from industrial system, Health and fitness data, Location and tracking system etc.
Characteristics of Big Data
- Volume
- Variety
- Velocity
- Variability

Communication Protocol

Communication protocol are format descriptions of digital message formats and rules.
They are required to exchange messages in or between computing system.

Embedded System

An embedded system is a system that has computer hardware and software embedded to perform specific task.
They include a processing unit, usually a general-purpose microcontroller(i.e. CPUs with integrated memory or peripheral interfaces), along with on-board peripheral component such as I/O ports, memory and more.
Embedded system are small computers that are implemented as part if a large system or product and designed to execute a specific sunction or application.

Fog Computing

Fog computing also known as Edge Computing is a term created by Cisco and it extends the concept of cloud computing to the network edge, making it ideal for IoT and other applications that require real-time interaction.
Fog computing has many real-word applications.
- Smart Traffic management
- Smart cities and grids
- Industrial IoT