The Internet of Things

Brian Pinnock

The Internet of Things

• Smart objects• Trillions of them• Unconventional networks• Maybe TCP/IP based• New business models• And lots of impacts• Everywhere

Agenda

• Outline• Roadblocks• Enablers• Impacts• Opportunities• Conclusion

OUTLINEAn outline of the Internet of Things

Tracking

Monitoring the behavior of people and things through space and time

Information & Analysis

Situational Awareness

Real-time awareness of situational environments

Sensor Driven Analytics

Assisting human decision making through deep analysis and data visualisation

Process Optimisation

Automated control of closed environments

Automation & Control

Optimised Resource Consumption

Smart meters and energy optimisation

Complex Autonomous Systems

Automated control in environments with great uncertainty

ROADBLOCKSThe Organisational, Social and Technical Inhibitors

Organisational Roadblocks

• Security• Device cost• Data storage• Data processing

Social Legal Roadblocks

• Privacy• Jail-breaking• Legal frameworks• Cross border data• Coverage

Technology Roadblocks

• Power consumption• Standards• Storage• Number crunching

TECHNOLOGY ENABLERSCritical success factors

Enablers - Smart Objects

• Border control• 50 meter radius• Cost 8 rand• Reprogrammable

• Magnetic• Temperature• Vibration• CO

Enablers

• Moore’s Law• Low power chips (ARM)• Cloud• Social media platforms• Low Power Wireless• Lightweight OS (Contiki)• Standards

Enablers- Energy Harvesting

• Ambient radiation• Blood sugar• Tree metabolic processes• Piezo/Pyro electrics

IMPACTThe likely impacts on business, IT, society and Africa

Business Model Impact

• Usage tracking• Usage & movement tracking• Usage & behavior tracking• Behavior discounting

Network Impacts

• Resource constrained• Routing (ROLL)• IP for Smart Objects• 6LoWPAN

• Billing Systems• IPv6 • Unconventional networks• Security• Storage• Number crunching

Enterprise Impact

African Impact

• Insurance savings • Border control• Eskom & Toll Roads • Security – smart dust• TB & HIV• Road safety monitoring• Road safety enforcement

OPPORTUNITIESWhat are the technical and business opportunities?

• Smart Dew Sensors• ARM Embed programme• Contiki• 6LoWPAN & Zigbee• UbiCity Project (Oulu)

Opportunities Today

Conclusion

• Smart objects• Trillions of them• Unconventional networks• Maybe TCP/IP based• New business models• And lots of impacts• Lots of opportunity

The Internet of Things

Brian Pinnock

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