IoT Solution Architecture - Terms , Protocols , Layers

These days , IoT is a huge buzzword. Every news and technical sites are talking about the same. So I started look after the same and found there is too much information available for the same. I learned the same Hard way. So now taking this opportunity to share the some knowledge on the Solution architecture , components , Protocols involved.

Components Involved.

• Sensors
• Node
• Gateway
• REST API - ( Could be your Cloud layer)
• NoSQL or RDBMS DB
• Big Data Solution
• Analytics - JasperSoft , Pentaho as example or may be something home cook.
• Admin Panel - ( Some SAAS based application to monitor / update device information)

Communication Protocol

• Sensors / Node to Gateway - Bluetooth , Zigbee , BLE ( Light Edition of Bluetooth)
• Gateway to REST or Server side system / API layer - HTTP , HTTPS , MQTT , COAP

So Now looking at the overall components , layers , tools involved , we can understand that a complete IoT solution involves lot many things. It would also required subject matter expert to provide guidance on various analytics required for a given use case.