Wireless IoT Network Protocols
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April 7, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
In the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, smart devices equipped with embedded technology automatically collect information from shared resources (e.g., Internet accesses, physical devices, etc.) and aggregate them to provide new services to end users. The “things” commonly deployed in IoT systems are RFID tags, for unique identification; sensors, to detect physical changes in the environment; and actuators, to pass information to the environment. The range of IoT applications is rapidly increasing and already covers several domains, including environmental monitoring, healthcare, personal and social, security and surveillance, smart environments (home, offices, cities), transportation, and logistics (automotive). The practical development is driven by the evolution of the wireless networking technologies which are facing a number of challenges.