IoT Architecture

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 A Simplified IoT Architecture

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 Expanded View of the Simplified IoT Architecture

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 Core IoT Functional Stack
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Things layer
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Communications network layer: This layer has four sublayers:
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Access network sublayer
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Gateways and backhaul network sublayer
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Network transport sublayer
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IoT network management sublayer
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Application and analytics layer

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 Things: Sensors and Actuators Layer
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Battery-powered or power-connected
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Mobile or static
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Low or high reporting frequency
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Simple or rich data
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Report range
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Object density per cell:

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 Applications Based on Mobility and Throughput

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 Access Network Sublayer

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 Topologies
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Point-to-point topologies
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Point-to-multipoint topologies

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 Star and ClusteredTopologies

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 Mesh Topology

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 Applications and Analytics Layer
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Analytics Versus Control Applications
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Analytics application
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Control application
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Data Versus Network Analytics
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Data analytics
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Network analytics
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Data Analytics Versus Business Benefits
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Smart Services

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 IoT Data Management and Compute Stack
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Minimizing latency
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Conserving network bandwidth
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Increasing local efficiency

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 Traditional IT Cloud Computing Model

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 Fog Computing

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 Edge Computing

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 Hierarchy of Edge, Fog, and Cloud

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