Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT), also called Internet of Everything is the network of
physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and
connectivity to enable objects to exchange data with the production, operator
and/or other connected devices. The Internet of Things allows objects to be
sensed and controlled remotely across existing network infrastructure, creating
opportunities for more direct integration between the physical world and
computer-based systems, and resulting in improved efficiency, accuracy and
economic benefit. Each thing is uniquely identifiable through its embedded
computing
system
but
is
able
to
interoperate
within
the
existing Internet infrastructure. Experts estimate that the IoT will consist of
almost 50 billion objects by 2020.
Besides the plethora of new application areas for Internet connected automation
to expand into, IoT is also expected to generate large amounts of data from
diverse locations that is aggregated very quickly, thereby increasing the need to
better index, store and process such data.
It has provided a promising opportunity to build powerful industrial systems and
applications by leveraging the growing ubiquity of radio-frequency identification
(RFID), and wireless, mobile, and sensor devices. A wide range of industrial IoT
applications have been developed and deployed in recent years. In an effort to
understand the development of IoT in industries, the paper reviews the current
research of IoT, key enabling technologies, major IoT applications in industries,
and identifies research trends and challenges.