Overview of the Internet of Things

Abstract

We are under the power of information and communications technology (ICT). It becomes a vital component of our infrastructure that is essential to our way of life by enabling the connecting of heterogeneous devices in various ways. To mention a few, examples include personal computing, sensing, surveillance, smart homes, entertainment, transportation, and video streaming. The Internet is a vital living system that is continually changing and growing, giving rise to new technologies, applications, protocols, and algorithms.