IoT Framework, Architecture Services, Platforms, and Reference Models

Abstract

Internet of things (IoT) is spawning a twirl in the world of connected devices by aiding the devices to connect, compute, and coordinate with each other. While the concept of IoT is still embryonic, its outcomes are trailblazing. IoT acts as a facilitator in creating a smart world by connecting devices through sensors and actuators to the Internet. The acceptance of IoT in various sectors indicates that the partakers in an IoT ecology are diverse. This demands common functionalities, interoperability standards, and network protocols across sectors. But there exists an extremity of incongruency in devices, capabilities, and network protocols, and therefore it is imperative to have a complete reference architecture model that necessitates the existing diversities and defines a new monody for the IoT environment. The lack of standard and uniform architectural knowledge, frameworks, and platforms is presently resisting the researchers to reap the benefits that the Internet of things (IoT) offers. This chapter summarizes various Internet of things frameworks, architectures, platforms, and reference models and thereby paves way for businesses to build IoT on it.