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Internet of Things

Building Blocks and Business Models

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  • © 2017

Overview

  • Provides a thorough introduction and clear understanding of Internet of Things;
  • Describes a complete, hierarchal model of Internet of Things;
  • Includes a detailed description of various applications and potential research issues.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering (BRIEFSELECTRIC)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

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About this book

This book describes the building blocks and introductory business models for Internet of Things (IoT). The author  provide an overview of the entire IoT architecture and constituent layers, followed by  detail description of each block . Various inter-connecting technologies and sensors are discussed in context of IoT networks.  In addition to this,  concepts of Big Data and Fog Computing are presented and characterized as per data generated by versatile IoT applications . Smart parking system and context aware services are presented as an hybrid model of cloud and Fog Afterwards, various IoT applications  and respective business models are discussed. Finally, author summarizes the  IoT building blocks and identify research issues in each, and suggest potential research projects worthy of pursuing.  

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Guelph, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada

    Fatima Hussain

About the author

Fatima Hussain is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Computer Science at Ryerson University, in Toronto, Canada.

Waleed Ejaz is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ryerson University, in Toronto, Canada.

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