Integrating Application Protocols

In the previous chapters, we learned about IoT networks and what constitutes them. However, to ensure that the smart devices within these networks function and communicate with each other, they rely on a diversity of application protocols. These come together with the communication protocols that we saw in the last chapter and certainly build more of a picture of the network. Integrating them further creates new challenges in terms of having trade-offs, but creates powerful opportunities to further power your solution to make use of the best communication methods.

Application protocols are the rules and standards that dictate how devices exchange information over a given network. These protocols help devices discover and connect to each other, allow them to send and receive data, and help control and manage them. This chapter will discuss why these protocols are important to the development of IoT networks and solutions and how you can design with...