IoT - INTERNET OF THINGS

The Internet of Things or IoT is a network of inanimate, physical machines or things, which are interconnected with each other and communicate with each other with the help of sensors and workflows, by inter-exchanging data over a local network. The local networks can connect with wider networks through the internet. The setup can be an industry or a household.

Some examples or projects powered by the Internet of Things or IoT are heavy machine monitoring in industries, air quality monitors, smoke detectors, retail store monitoring, supply chain and cold chain monitoring, and infrastructure monitoring.

The technology revolution is the backbone of the Industry 4.0 paradigm. The intelligently interconnected machines and equipment powered by IoT communicate with each other and optimize the operations throughout the industry’s value chain and distributed ecosystems.

The concept of Machine to Machine (M2M) communication or Many Machines to Many Machines (MM2MM) communication is the precursor of the Internet of Things (IoT). Today, M2M and MM2MM are the subsets of the IoT paradigm.

Internet of Things is the interconnectedness of devices over a common network, for example a smart home or a smart factory. In this regards, Internet of Things implies Internetworking of Things, which may not require the internet infrastructure.

Internet for Things makes explicit use of the internet. Intermediary hubs step up the operations between the connecting devices across the distributed ecosystems.