master-degree-notes/Autonomous Networking/notes/6 Internet of Things.md

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IoT term is used to refer to

  • the resulting globlal network of connecting smart objects
  • the protocols ...
  • ...

required features:

  • devices hetereogeneity
  • scalability
  • data ubiquitous data exchange
  • energy-optimized solutions

Backscattering

  • allows devices to run without battery
  • only available at research level for now
  • use radio frequency signals as power source
  • two types
    • ambient
    • rfid
Ambient backscattering
  • devices harvest power from signals available in the environment

  • they use existing RF signals without requiring any additional

  • Performance drawbacks

    • low data rate (about 1kbps)
      • not suitable for real-time applications that continuously exchange data
    • availability of signals
      • signal may not be available indoor or not powerful enough
RFID backscattering

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Battery free smart home
  • in a smart home there may be a lot of smart devices
  • if every one of them has a battery, it's not good for the environment
  • we can deploy an RFID reader with multiple antennas that covers all the different rooms

Communication

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RFID tags run EPC Global Standard

  • in a smart home we may want less bits dedicated to the tag id and more dedicated to the actual data
  • 8 bits for ID
  • 6 bits for data
  • 4 for CRC

Infrastructure based wireless networks

  • base stations connected to wired backbone network
  • stations choses the closest base station
  • Limits
    • when no infrastructure is available
    • expensive/inconvenient to setup
    • when there is no time to set it up