Internet of things

What is Internet of things?

 It is a paradigm used for bringing all objects into the preview of internet whereby person-object and object-object communication is enabled, and each object will be uniquely identifiable.  Hence, the   concept enables the virtual world of information technology to be seamlessly   integrated with real tangible world.

What are influencing those changes?

Influence 1:

Explosive growth of smartphones and tablet PCs brought the number of devices connected to the Internet to 15 billion at the end of  2013, while the world’s human population increased to 7 billion, making the number of connected devices per person more than 2 (2.14 to be exact) .

Simple extrapolation give the future of internet devices ratio by 2020 to be in range of 5-6.

Hence, the internet will become de facto standard for all future connections and IOT the powerful, and may be de facto framework.

Influence 2: 

The miniaturization of sensors and chips with enhanced efficiency and reduced cost has catapulted the growth of IOT.   

 

How things will look like in future?

According to Wiki- “Business may no longer run out of stock or generate waste products, as involved parties would know which products are required and consumed."

The Economist: "Augmented Business” described how cows will be monitored . Sparked, a Dutch start-up company, implants sensors in the ears of cattle. This allows farmers to monitor cows’ health and track their movements, ensuring a healthier, more plentiful supply of meat for people to consume. On average, each cow generates about 200 megabytes of information a year.

The Innovator: Smart fridges being able to automatically send replenishment orders have not yet become a reality

 

Proposed Architecture (By Extended EPCglobal Architecture Towards a Future Internet of Things)