IoT Fundamentals: Networking Technologies, Protocols, and Use Cases for the Internet of Things

Today, billions of devices are Internet-connected, IoT standards and protocols are stabilizing, and technical professionals must increasingly solve real problems with IoT technologies. Now, five leading Cisco IoT experts present the first comprehensive, practical reference for making IoT work. IoT Fundamentals brings together knowledge previously available only in white papers, standards documents, and other hard-to-find sources—or nowhere at all.

The authors begin with a high-level overview of IoT and introduce key concepts needed to successfully design IoT solutions. Next, they walk through each key technology, protocol, and technical building block that combine into complete IoT solutions.

Building on these essentials, they present several detailed use cases, including manufacturing, energy, utilities, smart+connected cities, transportation, mining, and public safety. Whatever your role or existing infrastructure, you’ll gain deep insight what IoT applications can do, and what it takes to deliver them.

• Fully covers the principles and components of next-generation wireless networks built with Cisco IOT solutions such as IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.15.4-2015 (Mesh), and LoRaWAN
• Brings together real-world tips, insights, and best practices for designing and implementing next-generation wireless networks
• Presents start-to-finish configuration examples for common deployment scenarios
• Reflects the extensive first-hand experience of Cisco experts

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction to IoT
Chapter 1 What Is IoT?
Chapter 2 IoT Network Architecture and Design

Part II Engineering IoT Networks
Chapter 3 Smart Objects: The “Things” in IoT
Chapter 4 Connecting Smart Objects
Chapter 5 IP as the IoT Network Layer
Chapter 6 Application Protocols for IoT
Chapter 7 Data and Analytics for IoT
Chapter 8 Securing IoT 245

Part III IoT in Industry
Chapter 9 Manufacturing
Chapter 10 Oil and Gas
Chapter 11 Utilities
Chapter 12 Smart and Connected Cities
Chapter 13 Transportation
Chapter 14 Mining
Chapter 15 Public Safety