The document discusses the Internet of Things (IoT) and how it connects physical objects through sensors and communication technologies. It provides examples of current IoT applications like smart cities, smart grids, smart homes, and health monitoring. The IoT allows objects to sense their environment and communicate data in real-time, enabling more intelligent systems and actions. Companion technologies like cloud computing and big data are also needed to process and analyze the large amounts of IoT data.

1. Tinniam V Ganesh
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2. 7/19/2013 IOT by Tinniam V Ganesh
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Towards a connected world
We are moving towards a more connected, instrumented and data
driven world …
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The Maha Kumbh Mela - 2013
Millions of cell phones will act as millions of sensors …
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What is the Internet of Things?
ITU-T report in 2005 titled “The Internet of Things.”
A highly interconnected world that
connects to large databases and to
the “network of networks” or the
Internet.
Also known as M2M (Machine-to – Machine communication),
pervasive computing or ubiquitous computing
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Adding another dimension …
This „Internet of Things‟ or
M2M (machine-to-
machine) network adds
another dimension to the
existing notions of networks.
Anything
Anytime
Anywhere
Anyone
Internet of
Things
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Internet of Things/ M2M
The „Internet of Things/M2M‟ is essentially millions of devices
sending data for backend processing through the internet.
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Everyday articles from tires to toasters will have these intelligent
devices embedded in them.
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Radio Frequency IDs (RFIDs)
• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) was the early and pivotal enabler of
this technology, with a tiny tag responding in the presence of a receiver
which emits a signal.
• Originally used during World War II in
British Spitfire airplanes to distinguish
friend from foe
Courtesy: www.epc-rfid.info
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RFIDs in retail stores
• Retailers keep track of the goods going out of warehouses to their stores
with this technology.
• In a typical scenario one can imagine a retail store in which all items are
RFID tagged. A shopping cart fitted with a receiver can automatically
track all items placed in the cart for immediate payment and check-out.
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IOT & M2M in transport
• Embed intelligent
devices in the tires of
automobiles.
• Payment of highway
tolls.
• Insurance companies
can give discounts to
safe drivers.
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Defining the Internet of Things
When objects can both sense the environment and
communicate, they become tools for understanding
complexity and responding to it swiftly.
McKinsey & Company - 2010
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Twister movie, 1996, Warner Bros production
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Real time data available for processing
Having a 4th dimension of intelligent devices enable us to
capture data and take appropriate action
 Forecast events ahead of time
 Take intelligent action based on event
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Pervasive, ubiquitous computing
“The most profound technologies are those that disappear and
weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life.”
Mark Weiser, 1991
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Internet of Things in the world
today
• Smart City
• Smart Grids
• Smart Home
• M2M & Health
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Smart City
• Sensors attached to
transport vehicles and
signals
• Forecast traffic congestion
• Re-route traffic
• Provide discounts on less
crowded routes
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Smart Grid
• Conventional grid – a)
Generation b) Transmission and
c) Distribution
• Losses, outages, blackouts
(US 2003, India Jul 31,2012)
• Millions of sensors along the grid.
Benefits
• Resiliency to failures
• Automatic re-routing of energy
• Ability to isolate the faults
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Smart Home
• Smart Homes will be equipped
with smart meters with 2 way
communication with your energy
utility.
• Monitor your energy usage and
save money by utilizing in off-
peak hours
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M2M and health
• Implantable device
capable of remote
monitoring of patients with
heart problems.
• Warn physicians when it
detects an irregularity in
the patient‟s heart rhythm.
• Also used in sugar level
monitoring in real time
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Structural integrity
• The „Internet of Things‟ can
also be used to monitor the
stress and the load on
bridges and forewarn when
the stress is too great and a
collapse is imminent.
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IOT in mines
• In mines, the sensors can
send real-time info on the
toxicity of the air, the
structural strength of the
walls or forewarn the
possibility of flooding.
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Companion technologies
Two companion technologies to the Internet of Things
Cloud Computing Big Data
Big Data
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So watch out
Coming soon to your neighborhood
The Internet of Things …
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Big Data
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