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IoT Fundamentals: Networking Technologies, Protocols, and Use Cases for the Internet of Things
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IoT Fundamentals: Networking Technologies, Protocols, and Use Cases for the Internet of Things

by David Hanes, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Rob Barton
June 2017
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
18h 5m
English
Cisco Press
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Chapter 1. What Is IoT?

Imagine a world where just about anything you can think of is online and communicating to other things and people in order to enable new services that enhance our lives. From self-driving drones delivering your grocery order to sensors in your clothing monitoring your health, the world you know is set to undergo a major technological shift forward. This shift is known collectively as the Internet of Things (IoT).

The basic premise and goal of IoT is to “connect the unconnected.” This means that objects that are not currently joined to a computer network, namely the Internet, will be connected so that they can communicate and interact with people and other objects. IoT is a technology transition in which devices will allow ...

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