The Internet of Things—A survey of topics and trends

• Published in: Information systems frontiers Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 261 - 274
• Main Authors: Whitmore, Andrew, Agarwal, Anurag, Da Xu, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.04.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alliances; Ambient intelligence; Analysis; Business and Management; Business models; Classification; Classification schemes; Communication; Control; Detection; Devices; Diffusion; Information systems; Internet; Internet of Things; IT in Business; Lists; Management of Computing and Information Systems; Operations Research/Decision Theory; Science; Semantic web; Semantics; Sensors; Social research; Software; Studies; Systems Theory; Technology; Trends; Ubiquitous computing; Web 2.0; Wireless networks; Survey; Ambient; Context-aware; Ubiquitous; Internet of Things; Machine to machine; IoT
• ISSN: 1387-3326; 1572-9419
• DOI: 10.1007/s10796-014-9489-2

The Internet of Things is a paradigm where everyday objects can be equipped with identifying, sensing, networking and processing capabilities that will allow them to communicate with one another and with other devices and services over the Internet to accomplish some objective. Ultimately, IoT devices will be ubiquitous, context-aware and will enable ambient intelligence. This article reports on the current state of research on the Internet of Things by examining the literature, identifying current trends, describing challenges that threaten IoT diffusion, presenting open research questions and future directions and compiling a comprehensive reference list to assist researchers.