Internet of Things

IoT Frameworks

Chapter

2

As you have learnt in the previous chapter, IoT

(Internet of Things) is mainly a machine-to-

machine (M2M) interaction. In order to enable

this machine-to-machine interaction, there is a

need for an appropriate infrastructure which can

provide secure connectivity and data transfer

reliability. This infrastructure is known as IoT

framework and/or platform. IoT framework

comprises of large number of interconnected

and interdependent components that play

crucial role in building IoT applications. Some

of these components include sensors and sensor

systems, a gateway for connection points, an app

for a smartphone or mobile devices, ...