Today we will be talking about the factors that enabled and boosted the Internet of Things (IoT).

1. Miniaturization Of Devices

The size (and cost) of electronic components that are needed to support capabilities such as sensing, tracking and control has been reducing and will continue to reduce as per Moore’s law.

2. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Moving into the future, RFID has the potential to provide streams of data that will provide information systems with real-time, item-specific data and be flexible enough to be placed in extremely small spaces and locations, i.e., coil-on-chip technology.

3. Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

IPv6 is the next Internet addressing protocol that is used to replace IPv4. With IPv6, there are approximately 3.4×1038 (340 trillion) unique IPv6 addresses, allowing the Internet to continue to grow and innovate.

4. Communication Throughput And Lower Latency

Low latency makes it possible for IOT applications to query or receive quicker updates from sensor devices. LTE networks have latencies about 50-75 ms, which will open up new types of programming possibilities for application developers.

5. Low Power Consumption Devices

Low Power consumption devices will allow the devices to run for longer duration.  Some devices will use solar capability to run, which will be self-sustained.

6. Cloud Computing

IOT connects billions of devices and sensors to create new and innovative applications.  In order to support these applications, a reliable, elastic, and agile platform is essential. Cloud computing is one of the enabling platforms to support IOT, which provides required storage, processing power, and scaling capability.

7. Improved Security And Privacy

This allows the communication channel to be trustworthy. Critical business data can be passed by encryption or authentication code (MAC), protecting the confidentiality and authenticity of transaction data as it “transits” between networks.

There is still evolving standards in IoT security and with IPv6, IPsec support is integrated into the protocol design and connections can be secured when communicating with other IPv6 devices.

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