A novel report on architecture, protocols and applications in Internet of Things (IoT)

TLDR

The IoT is driven by advances in RFID, smart sensors, communication and internet protocols, aiming to enable sensor collaboration without human intervention and to connect diverse technologies for intelligent decision‑making. The paper aims to give a comprehensive overview of the IoT, emphasizing its architecture, protocols, and application issues. The authors present a horizontal survey of the IoT and detail the technical aspects of its enabling protocols and applications.

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the Internet of Things (IoT) with emphasis on enabling Architecture, protocols, and application issues. The IoT is enabled by the latest developments in RFID, smart sensors, communication technologies, and Internet protocols. The basic premise is to have smart sensors collaborate directly without human involvement to deliver a new class of applications. The current revolution in Internet, mobile, and machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies can be seen as the first phase of the IoT. In the coming years, the IoT is expected to bridge diverse technologies to enable new applications by connecting physical objects together in support of intelligent decision making. This paper starts by providing a horizontal overview of the IoT. Then, we give an overview of some technical details that pertain to the IoT enabling protocols, and applications.