IoT Platform

IoT Gateway

A device that connects IoT sensors and devices to cloud platforms, handling protocol translation and data filtering.

MQTT

Message Queuing Telemetry Transport — a lightweight messaging protocol designed for IoT devices with limited bandwidth.

CoAP

Constrained Application Protocol — a specialised web transfer protocol for use with constrained devices in IoT networks.

LoRaWAN

Long Range Wide Area Network — a low-power protocol designed for wirelessly connecting IoT devices over long distances.

Zigbee

A low-power wireless communication protocol designed for IoT devices in personal area networks.

BLE

Bluetooth Low Energy — a wireless protocol designed for short-range, low-power IoT device communication.

A virtual model of a physical device or system that simulates its behaviour for monitoring and optimisation.

Performing data analysis at the network edge, close to data sources, for real-time insights and reduced latency.

The practices and technologies for protecting IoT devices, networks, and data from unauthorised access and attacks.

A distributed computing paradigm extending cloud capabilities to the edge of the network for IoT processing.

A device that converts energy into motion to control a mechanism or system based on received commands.

A device that detects and measures physical properties like temperature, motion, or light and converts them into data.

The automated collection and transmission of data from remote IoT devices to receiving equipment for monitoring.

An electrical grid using digital communication and IoT to monitor and manage electricity distribution efficiently.

Middleware

Software that bridges operating systems and applications, providing common services and capabilities to applications outside the OS.