6
6LOWPAN
The fusion of IPv6 and low-power wireless Personal Area Networks that allows power-constrained IoT devices to access the TCP/IP Internet.
A
Advanced Encryption Standards
AES is an electronic data encryption specification which is standard since 2001 for IoT device transport layer security.
Application Programming Interface
API is a type of method that is used for expediting communication between computer and hardware/software platforms.
B
Beacon Technology
Beacon technology allows small network transmitters to communicate with systems that are using low-power Bluetooth. The version of Apple is called iBeacon.
Big Data
A huge volume of information i.e. structured and unstructured both, collected from a large number of sources and get delivered at rapid speed.
Backhaul
It is a process of reporting event information from tagged assets that are related to things such as temperature, movement, temperature, distress and more such.
Bluetooth Low Energy
BLE is also called Bluetooth 4.0 which is a wireless and personal-area network having short-range and low-power consumption that permits objects for transmitting data.
C
Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is a network of remote servers that are hosted online and used for storing, managing and processing data.
E
Embedded Software
It is computer software that is used for controlling hardware devices and systems that are not considered computers just like a smart refrigerator.
F
Firmware-Over-The-Air
It is also called FOTA and is a technology that permits all the remote wireless installing, repairing and upgrading of software and services on mobile devices.
Fog Computing
Fog computing is like one or more than one platform that offers server-like amenities like data storage or high performing computing near the IoT device that uses a local area network in contrast to the internet.
G
Gateway
Gateway is a device that receives information from different points on the network and then transmits that information to another network.
Global Navigation Satellite System
It is any satellite navigation system that provides autonomous geo-spatial positioning, navigation, and timing whether by region or globally.
General Packet Radio Service
GPRS is a wireless communications standard on 2G and 3G cellular networks that supports a different number of bandwidths and provides data rates of around 56-114 KBPS.
I
Industrial IoT
IIoT allows M2M communication for machinery and different industrial applications.
ISM
Industrial, Scientific and Medical Band is an unlicensed part of the RF spectrum that is used for general purpose data communications.
L
Link Budget
The telecommunication system jargon describes that an accounting of all the profits and losses that are going from a transmitter passed using the medium and end up at the receiver.
Low-Power Wide-Area
LPWA is a network providing a low range as well as low power consumption utilized majorly for M2M communications.
Low-Power Wireless Sensor Network
It is a collection of scattered and independent devices measuring environmental or physical condition without any power consumption.
LORAWAN
LORAWAN is a specification that is deployed internally for enabling IoT and M2M, intended for carrier wireless networks and battery-operated things.
LTE-M
LTE-M is a power-efficient standard, especially for machine communications.
M
Machine-to-Machine
M2M is the process of machines or different connected devices communicating with each other without the need for human interference.
Media Access Control
MAC is a data link layer or a sublayer that transmits data packets to and from a range of network interface cards.
Mesh Network
Mesh network is a kind of network system here the devices can transmit data and serve as relays to different nodes.
Mobile IoT
In mobile IoT, low power, wide area devices are utilized in the conjunction with mobile devices interfacing with the IoT networks.
MOTE
MOTE is majorly used in North America, which is one way of referring to an endpoint in the IoT.
N
NB-IoT
Narrow Band IoT is a convenient and cost-effective means of expanding the IoT into a new series of devices and for daily household items.
Near-Field Communication
NFC allows two-way communication between closely located endpoints and it is a short-range and low-power, low-speed form of radio communication.
Q
Quality of Service
It is a measurement of how a network provides support for IT connectivity which covers elements like transmission delays, data loss, and availability of connections.
R
Radio Frequency
Radio frequency is fundamental for IoT connectivity and is a term that means wireless communication when it is about IoT.
Radio Frequency Identification
RFID makes use of electromagnetic coupling and radio frequencies for identifying people and things. It is limited to range and data transmission capabilities.
RF Geolocation
It is used as a radio transceiver for finding different radio transceivers.
Repeater
The Repeater is a device that is used for extending the network range by receiving a digital signal and re-transmitting it.
S
Sensor or Sensor Network
A sensor network is a group of devices that monitor and collects environmental data from different locations in the network range.
Smart Meter
The smart meter is a device that is used by utility companies for collecting information on energy consumption and then transmit the data reverse to the company or directly to the consumer.
Software-Defined Network
It is a network method that reassigns the information flow control from hardware in the favouring of a software controller.
Structure Attenuation
The loss in the intensity of radio waves using a medium.
T
Telematics
It is a computer system that is designed for long-distance data transmissions.
Transmission Control Protocol
It is well-known as TCP/IP which is a basic protocol suite for all the internet and private network communications as well as connections.
U
Ultra-Wide Band
The Ultra-Wide Band is a weak signal which is sent over a wide frequency and is being employed as a localizing signal and distance measurement.
W
Wearable
Wearable devices are worn by people and equipped with sensors and monitors and an Internet connection for gathering data with the activity of the wearer’s life and environment.
Z
Zigbee/Z-Wave
It is used for personal area networks and is a short-range, low-power standard employed for controlling and sensing and can be used for creating an extended range, energy-efficient and low data transfer rate networks.