UNIT 1:
Internet of Things (IoT): Vision, Definition, Conceptual Framework, Architectural view, technology behind IoT, Sources of the IoT, M2M Communication, IoT Examples . Design Principles for Connected Devices: IoT/M2M systems layers and design standardization, communication technologies, data enrichment and consolidation, ease of designing and affordability

UNIT 2:
Hardware for IoT: Sensors, digital sensors, actuators, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, wireless sensor networks, participatory sensing technology. Embedded Platforms for IoT: Embedded computing basics, Overview of IOT supported Hardware platforms such as Arduino, Raspberry pi, Beagle Bone, Intel Galileo

UNIT 3:
IoT PROTOCOLS : IoT Access Technologies: Physical and MAC layers, topology and Security of IEEE 802.15.4, 802.15.4g, 802.15.4e, 1901.2a, 802.11ah and LoRaWAN – Network Layer: IP versions, Constrained Nodes and Constrained Networks, Zigbee – Optimizing IP for IoT: From 6LoWPAN to 6Lo, Routing over Low Power and Lossy Networks – Application Transport Methods: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition – Application Layer Protocols: CoAP and MQTT

UNIT 4:
Security : Understanding the risks, Modes of attack - Denial of Service Guessing the credentials , Getting access to stored credentials, Man in the middle , Sniffing network communication , Port scanning and web crawling ,Search features and wildcards ,Breaking ciphers , Tools for achieving security - Virtual Private Networks , X.509 certificates and encryption , Authentication of identities , Usernames and passwords , Using message brokers and provisioning servers ,Centralization versus decentralization

UNIT 5:
IoT Applications :Home Automation- Smart Appliances , Smoke/ Gas Detection, Cities – Smart Parking ,Smart Lighting , Smart Road , Health and Lifestyle- Health and fitness monitoring, Retail- Smart Payments. Case Studies: Smart city streetlights:- control and monitoring