Defining the design of an IoT network

It is important for us to understand the building blocks of an IoT network and how they connect with each other to form an effective, optimized network that suits our use case. In this section, we will be discussing the components of the network and how they fit together to function as we need them to. It is important to note that this is certainly not exhaustive of the components that an IoT network would have, but it contains what almost all, if not all, networks would have, and shows you how to piece the components together to be able to then apply them to the different network designs that you will see in the next section. Before we jump into the components, however, it is important we understand how we define smart objects, their components, and how they fit within the network to best utilize them in our networks.

Defining what constitutes a smart object

A smart object often has many definitions. However, it is important that we understand...