Internet of Things (IoT) refers to devices that are interconnected to each other by different types of networks on stipulated protocols to connect with the Internet. By making use of the information sensing equipment , we can conduct information exchange and communications to achieve intelligent recognition, positioning, tracking, monitoring, and administration.

We will briefly discuss what IoT is, how IoT enables different technologies, its architecture, characteristics & applications, IoT's functional view & what the future challenges for IoT are.