Will the IoT be the IPv6 killer app?
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the extension of today’s Internet beyond connectivity and interaction among traditional user-operated devices like PCs, tablets, phones and like types of devices into the realm of connectivity and interaction with non-user operated devices such as sensors, monitors and remotely controllable devices. Internet-enabling such “unmanned” devices allows these devices to autonomously report updates, status changes, events, or to perform actions commanded by users or other devices via the Internet. Examples of such “things” commonly in use today range from consumer goods to devices supporting business initiatives such as those in support of the following example applications. Smart initiatives – providing a centralized view of yet unrealized volumes of data for more intelligence resource management and customer service such as: Smart Grid – Dynamic matching of electricity, water, gas, etc. supply with demand, reducing resource waste and saving consu...