Internet of Things: Challenges and Opportunities (Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation Book 9)

Advancement in sensor technology, smart instrumentation, wireless sensor networks, miniaturization, RFID and information processing is helping towards the realization of Internet of Things (IoT). IoTs are finding applications in various area applications including environmental monitoring, intelligent buildings, smart grids and so on. This book provides design challenges of IoT, theory, various protocols, implementation issues and a few case study. The book will be very useful for postgraduate students and researchers to know from basics to implementation of IoT. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Internet of Things: Challenges and Opportunities....Pages 1-17 Exploring Major Architectural Aspects of the Web of Things....Pages 19-53 Embedded Web Technologies for the Internet of Things....Pages 55-73 High-Level Internet of Things Applications Development Using Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 75-109 6TiSCH Wireless Industrial Networks: Determinism Meets IPv6....Pages 111-141 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks and Trajectory-Based Routing....Pages 143-167 Internet of Things Low-Cost Long-Term Environmental Monitoring with Reusable Wireless Sensor Network Platform....Pages 169-196 A High Performance ROIC for a Standalone Monitoring System in IOT Environments....Pages 197-216 Ambient Assisted Living Environment Towards Internet of Things Using Multifarious Sensors Integrated with XBee Platform....Pages 217-231 Towards Autonomous Wireless Sensors: RFID and Energy Harvesting Solutions....Pages 233-255 Back Matter....Pages 257-261 “Intelligent Sensing, Instrumentation and Measurements” addresses issues towards the development of sensor nodes for wireless Sensor Networks. The fundamentals of sensors, interfacing, power supplies, configuration of sensor node, and GUI development are covered.The book will be useful for engineers and researchers in the field ,especially for higher undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as practitioners working on the development of Wireless Sensor Networks or Smart Sensors. Intelligent Sensing, Instrumentation and Measurements addresses issues towards the development of sensor nodes for wireless Sensor Networks. The fundamentals of sensors, interfacing, power supplies, configuration of sensor node, and GUI development are covered. The book will be useful for engineers and researchers in the field ,especially for higher undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as practitioners working on the development of Wireless Sensor Networks or Smart Sensors. This book discusses the design challenges of the Internet of Things, outlining theory, examining protocols, exploring implementation issues and providing detailed case studies. Incorporates new wireless sensor, miniaturization and RFID technologies