A Review of IoT Technologies, Standards, Tools, Frameworks and Platforms

Abstract

In this contribution, we present an integrated view of the technologies, standards, tools, frameworks and platforms that support the end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in general terms and highlight specific Industrial IoT (IIoT) solution components. Our study goes beyond existing research, including our own previous work, by focusing on all relevant IoT/IIoT solution components relating to development and operation. Specifically, we discuss the communication standards, messaging protocol standards, and communication platforms; device control, integration and simulation frameworks; tools and frameworks for modeling, development and deployment; and IoT cloud integration platforms that support IoT solutions. By highlighting the features as well as the advantages and limitations of different IoT solutions, this technical analysis can prove useful to IoT practitioners designing IoT and IIoT systems with diverse requirements; to students further learning about IoT/IIOT vision; and to researchers interested in understanding the current limitations of the IoT/IIoT landscape and developing new standards, tools, frameworks and platforms for future application.