The Internet of Things: The Reality of Tomorrow

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a vision which aims at creating a highly interconnected and intelligent environment. The development of sensor networks and wireless communications are gateways to the emerging smart world which is an imminent future possibility. Presented here is an exhaustive summary of the revolutionary technology of the Internet of Things. We have discussed and analyzed its various aspects right from the technologies which form its basis to the challenges that this technology faces for its effective implementation in today's world. We have also discussed one of the models of the architecture called the three-layer architecture of the IoT that attempts to demystify the functioning of this technology. Also reviewed are various applications that are an outcome of this revolution.