Applications, merits and demerits of WSN with IoT: a detailed review

Abstract

This paper provides an in-depth survey of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and the Internet of Things (IoT). It explores the diverse applications of IoT and WSN in healthcare, agriculture, transportation, automation, etc. The paper provides the various merits and demerits of IoT and WSN technologies. It also investigates the research work exploiting both IoT and WSN technologies for distinct applications and describes the various advantages of integrating these technologies. The paper provides a comparative study of explored applications based on common performance metrics, publication year, technologies used and results achieved. Through exploring the diverse applications, strengths and weaknesses of IoT and WSN systems, this paper offers thorough knowledge on IoT and WSN technologies to readers, encouraging better and more applications exploiting WSN with IoT.