Internet of Things in Real Life: Applications

Introduction

Internet of Things (IoT) is not an updated version of Internet and not the technology which is developed for the small span of time. Basically, IoT is same as the Internet with modification in the communication where Human-Human, Human-Things, and Things-Things have easily occurred. In other words, IoT is a network of anything and now onwards actual things came into the picture. The thing is any object or entity which has Sensing, Computation, and Communication facilities enabled with it. Sensing considers information which will obtain in a similar fashion as it from human/animals body sensors. There are five well-organized sensors named as sight, smell, hear, taste and touch. Don’t you think that these sensing capabilities will establish inside a non-living object? The answer is obviously Yes! Because skies will not always the limit, there is something beyond it and for sure that is IoT. Nowadays, things capture sensing capabilities in them which ultimately helps to reach the future goals with ease shown by Rhee S. (2016, April). Hence such things are popularly called as ‘smart things’. It is possible to connect each with every (EwE) using IoT. IoT also works on the same framework on which Internet is working with a little modification in the connectivity protocol. After the birth of IoT, the World connects each other very closely and it is reflected in Figure 1. Information sharing between things makes everyone’s life easy.

Figure 1.

Layered communication

In India, public access Internet was launched by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) on 15th August 1995 same the day of Independence. During the process of building ERNET (Education and Research Network) Nakajima T. et.al. Team (2002, August) works passionately and an Internet brought to the India. According to TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) recently there are 302.35 million Internet subscribers in India. Figure 2 states pie chart and statistics data provided by TRAI on 15th August 2015, in the relation with information of last 2 decades Internet made 31% population of India as Internet-friendly. Then it is much obvious that IoT will encrust remaining 69% population in very less number of years. IoT is networks of smart things, where things make everything happen in less amount of time for the human. The impact was so immediate hence, more and more people curious about IoT and indulge with developers to create platforms for IoT enable devices to access it in real life. IoT acting as a third way of communication system because things can communicate with each other depending on the surrounding situations.

Figure 2.

BI statistics

Consider an example; someone wants to go for a long drive with friends but don’t know where he puts the keys (keys of the car is a smart thing). Then, instead of looking each every place as it requires a large amount of time. Simply search the keys using smarter way i.e., track the location of keys on a smartphone. The idea behind this work is sensor attached to the keys notifies its location on web application and that is installed as an application program on the phone. Just think what if there is no provision of such highly materialized network? Or what if there is no Internet at all. It means human beings are still lives in the ancient period. This network of smart things will able to reduce the limited parameter ‘Time’ and also speed-up the working scenario.