Inside the Internet of Things - Bryon Moyer Blog
[From the last episode: Even something as simple as a bit can be implemented numerous ways. Getting things to work means getting agreement on details, which, in the simplest cases, are called conventions.] If dealing with a simple bit can be messy, then imagine how much more complex it is […]
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[From the last episode: Protocols are ways of doing things. Electronic protocols let multiple systems agree on how to do something so that they can work together.] Anyone can come up with a protocol and get at least some people to agree to it. As long as everyone that matters […]
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[From the last episode: Protocols can be turned into standards if blessed by an authorized standards body] Let’s say you’ve got some spiffy new IoT communications protocol. If you don’t standardize, then you need to make sure that there are enough people making equipment – stereos and kitchen and laundry […]
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[From the last episode: There are different levels of “standards,” only one of which is official. There are also alliances; both may come with ecosystems.] Now that we’ve talked about protocols and standards, we can look more specifically at how they relate to the stacks and the notion of interop, […]
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[From the last episode: We saw that each layer on the stack has one or more standards that can play there.] We’re going to take a little break from the technology side of things and look at the impact that the IoT can have. We’ll be doing a variety of […]
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