In the last Embedded IoT Protocols Guide Part I blog, we briefly discussed the old standards of application protocols as explained by Exosite’s Application Engineer, Patrick Barrett. This blog segment will continue the discussion of embedded IoT protocols by summarizing the benefits and drawbacks of using HTTP.

March 3, 2016, Exosite released the new Data Analytics for IoT: Business Transformation Through Connected Products white paper.  This week’s blog post introduces the second segment of the white paper, Closing the Gap to Decision. More and more companies are implementing connected product deployments but the data is not necessarily being used effectively to make business driven decisions.

The era of big data is upon us. With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), companies have access to more information than ever before. Employees sit in Internet-connected chairs in rooms with remotely monitored HVAC systems. Industrial buildings, built by cranes with pumps whose IoT performance monitoring can be seen on an iPad, feature Internet-connected pest-control traps that send text messages to sanitation workers when rodents have been caught. Employees go home to Internet-connected garage doors, lights, and thermostats that can all be controlled from a smartphone.

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Taipei, Taiwan, Feb 18^th, 2016 — The world's leading cloud-based, Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider, Exosite, announced its Taipei Office has formally been established. Exosite’s Taiwan operations have grown from the Taichung team, primarily focused on research and development, into a full-service IoT enablement organization with development and consulting capabilities. The new Taipei office is located in the Taipei Minsheng Dunhua district, surrounded by all its hardware and channel partners. Exosite will devote its time to the Taiwan market and expand its business into the Asia-Pacific market.

While there are many application protocols that can be used to send arbitrary data between a client and a server over the Internet (e.g., SMTP for email), some protocols are more suitable than others when it comes to IoT product deployments.  This blog covers the section of our Embedded IoT Protocols white paper that divides these protocols into two categories, older web protocols and newer protocols designed specifically for IoT, and discusses examples of each.  Specifically, this blog segment will give a brief description of the old standards.

Following last week's post, Featured IoT Protocols Guide: Part I, this week we cover the second protocol to consider during your IoT solution development.  Following the internet protocol, the next layer in the stack is the transport layer. This layer is important to consider when creating your IoT strategy because it provides the common features that all higher-level protocols need. This prevents the need to re-implement these features over and over in each application protocol. This section contains a brief explanation of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) transport protocols. Although a transport protocol is usually never a direct requirement, the background information below provides an understanding of the trade-offs between UDP and TCP when selecting between the application protocols and leverage them.

In recent years, the home automation industry has continued to grow exponentially.  Seeing an opportunity, The Genie Company^® began development of their new product, Aladdin Connect™.  As a manufacturing powerhouse residential and commercial applications, Genie teamed up with Exosite to develop an industry-changing IoT product deployment. This case study details the opportunity Genie faced, the innovative technology that has already garnished two connected product awards, and the results of Genie's next generation IoT product design.

The Internet is made up of many different protocols, each with their own purpose. The standard model of the Internet breaks these protocols into layers based on the functions that they provide. Understanding how different protocols work and choosing the correct protocol is an important step when deploying IoT systems in any industry. In this series of blogs we will identify several of the IoT protocols featured in our newest white paper that make up the Internet as a whole, including relevant protocols from the Internet layer, transport layer, and application layer. We will also discuss the tradeoffs of various application-layer protocols that are well suited for use in IoT to better enable you develop a strong connected product strategy.

February is upon us and with a new month comes the excitement of new shows. Exosite will kick off this month with an exhibit at DistribuTECH, February 9 - 11, in Orlando, Florida. With Over 480 exhibitors and almost 12,000 attendees representing 67 countries, DistribuTECH is the utility industry's leading annual Transmission and Distribution (T&D) conference and exhibition. Join us to hear industry leaders discuss a wide variety of trending topics, including automation and control systems, energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy integration, advanced metering, and more.

Choosing the right protocol for IoT can mean the difference between success and failure. The proper protocol enables companies to use more efficient, inexpensive devices while providing a secure, reliable solution that performs at a high level. Are you using the right embedded IoT protocol for your IoT solution?

At a high level, a good protocol for IoT connected products enables the use of inexpensive, low-power devices and provides high performance in a variety of end-use applications while maintaining a high level of security and reliability while maintaining a high level of security and reliability. This is a good starting point to describe the needs of all IoT applications; however, the way these are achieved varies greatly depending on the needs of specific use cases. Below is an examination of a couple features that will provide a good baseline for most general use cases.

Join Exosite and Mark Benson, Chief Technology Officer, at the IoT Evolution Expo, January 25-28, 2016, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where you'll meet IoT thought leaders and experience the products that are changing the world.

LEARN FROM THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE IOT CONNECTED EVOLUTION.

What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? It is a global network of physical devices communicating with each other, usually through powerful cloud applications that add data processing, aggregation, and analysis to provide business insights and benefits that would not otherwise be feasible.

Exosite, located at “Tech West SmartHome” Booth #71144 – Sands Expo Hall (connected to The Venetian Resort & Casino), shares how pioneering companies are finding success with IoT.