Internet of Things

Amala Putrevu D018

Sameeksha Trivedi D055

Introduction

"In the next century, planet earth will don an electronic skin. It will use the Internet as a scaffold to support and transmit its sensations."- Neil Gross, 1999

In a recent study, the researchers have predicted that the Internet will double in size every 5.32 years

By 2020, 20 billion devices will be in use in the world [0]

Concept

The Internet of Things is an emerging global Internet-based technical architecture facilitating the exchange of goods in a global supply-chain network.[1]

Rapid advancement in technology in just 21 years

IPv6 communication

Protocol for M2M communication

Smart sensors

Cloud storage

Sophisticated algorithms via machine learning

Aims & Objectives

To assimilate the concept of IoT

To dejargonise the terms of IoT

To familiarize with devices and technologies that can be employed to realize IoT

To gauge the potential of IoT, focusing on the 'home automation and security' space

To analyze the threats and challenges associated with it

Applications

Smart cities

Smart environment

Smart metering

Security and emergencies

Retail

Industrial control

Home automation

Health

Area of focus

Home automation & security Smart Appliances

Everyday processes: automated

Temperature, humidity and quality controlled environment

Security from thefts and attacks

Safety for all family members

Home automation & Security

A “smart home” can be defined as a residence equipped with computing and information technology which anticipates and responds to the need of its occupants, working to promote their comfort, convenience, security and entertainment through the management of technology within the home and connections to the world beyond. [2]

Home automation & security

Internet of things can be used to bolster home security by using devices that monitor unexpected movement, thermal radiations and unwarranted entry. [3]

Examples of Smart Home Devices

Challenges and Threats

Connectivity challenges (Bluetooth, WiFi, ZigBee) [4]

Security concerns (thingbots) [5]

Data theft [6]

Data generation & storage [7]

Energy challenges [8]

Conclusion

We must expand smart- object design beyond hardware and software to include interaction design as well as social aspects. [9]6

Building applications with RFID data in the IoT is challenging, not just because TREs provide only low-level information but also because the metadata associated with tags, antennas, and events must be personalized and carefully controlled to create a safe, meaningful user experience. [10]

With the emergence of an Internet of things, new regulatory approaches to ensure its privacy and security become necessary.[11]

Citations

[0] Zhang, Guo-Qing; Zhang, Guo-Qiang; Yang, Qing-Feng; Cheng, Su-Qi; and Zhou, Tao. “Evolution of the Internet and its Cores.” New Journal of Physics 10 (2008) 123027

[1]R. H. Weber, "Internet of Things - New Security and Privacy Challenges", Computer Law & Security Review 26 (2010), Elsevier ScienceDirect

[2] Frances K. Aldrich, “Smart Homes: past, present and future”, Inside the Smart Home 2003, Springer

[3]G. Kortuem et al, "Smart Objects as building blocks of Internet of things", IEEE Internet Computing Jan/Feb 2010, IEEE Computer Society

[4][5]Liu, Jing, Yang Xiao, and CL Philip Chen. "Authentication and Access Control in the Internet of Things." ICDCS Workshops. 2012., IEEE Computer Society

[6][7][8]Roman, Rodrigo, Pablo Najera, and Javier Lopez. "Securing the internet of things." Computer 44.9 (2011): 51-58.

[9]K. Ashton, "The Internet of Things' thing", RFID Journal June 2009

[10]E. Welbourne et al, "Building the Internet of Things using RFID", IEEE Internet Computing May/June 2009, IEEE Computer Society

[11]A. Sarma et al, "Identities in the future Internet of Things", Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal, May 2009, ACM Digital Library& more