Internet of Things IOT Definition Characteristics Architecture Enabling Technologies Application Future Challenges
The Internet of things refers to a type of network to connect anything with the Internet based on stipulated protocols through information sensing equipments to conduct information exchange and communications in order to achieve smart recognitions, positioning, tracing, monitoring, and administration. In this paper we briefly discussed about what IOT is, how IOT enables different technologies, about its architecture, characteristics applications, IOT functional view what are the future challenges for IOT. Key Terms: IOT (Internet of Things) IOT definitions, IOT functional view, architecture, characteristics, future challenges.