This document provides an overview of the Internet of Things (IoT). It defines IoT as a network of physical objects embedded with sensors that are connected to and can transfer data over the Internet. Key points discussed include:
- IoT allows anything, anywhere, anytime to be connected (the 3 A's)
- The term was first proposed in 1999 and became popular at the Auto-ID Centre at MIT
- IoT can be considered as machine-to-machine communication technology
- IoT is driven by sensors, connectivity, people and processes working together
- Essential enabling technologies include sensors and recent IoT products are listed on websites like iotlist.co