Chapter 15 / 15.7 / 15.7.7

15.7.7 The Internet Of Things

Internetworking is no longer limited to computers and smartphones.

Increasingly, everyday devices are being connected to the Internet, including:

• environmental sensors;
• industrial equipment;
• smart electricity meters;
• vehicles;
• household appliances;
• agricultural monitoring systems; and
• medical devices.

Many of these applications employ Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN) technologies, such as LoRaWAN and NB-IoT, which are optimized for battery-powered devices transmitting relatively small amounts of information over long distances.

Together, these technologies are enabling the continued expansion of the Internet into almost every aspect of modern life.