IoT Foundations: Low-Power Wireless Networking
2h 59mIntermediate2025-01-09
Authors
Ryan Hu
Professor at the Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Course details
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been significantly driven by the increasing number of networked devices with ubiquitous wireless connectivity. Low-power wireless networking is one of the most important connectivity technologies required by today's IoT systems, ranging from smart home appliances to smart city systems. In this course, explore the key technologies and foundations of low-power wireless networking for IoT.
Ryan Hu begins by introducing wireless networking for IoT, and going over the basics of wireless communication and wireless networking. Next, he presents and compares the underlying wireless networking technologies in terms of system architectures, communication paradigms, performance, and use cases. Then, he explains how to integrate various networking technologies into an IoT system. To wrap up, Ryan discusses the use of low-power wireless networking in a typical lighting control system for both smart home and smart city environments.
Learning objectives
Low-power wireless networking use cases
Advantages and disadvantages of wireless networking for IoT applications
Wireless: Communication, networking, topologies, and architectures
Determining the power consumption on a wireless network for IoT
Identifying security risks
Addressing risks in the key architectural elements
Reviewing low-power IoT data communication paradigms
Ryan Hu begins by introducing wireless networking for IoT, and going over the basics of wireless communication and wireless networking. Next, he presents and compares the underlying wireless networking technologies in terms of system architectures, communication paradigms, performance, and use cases. Then, he explains how to integrate various networking technologies into an IoT system. To wrap up, Ryan discusses the use of low-power wireless networking in a typical lighting control system for both smart home and smart city environments.
Learning objectives
Low-power wireless networking use cases
Advantages and disadvantages of wireless networking for IoT applications
Wireless: Communication, networking, topologies, and architectures
Determining the power consumption on a wireless network for IoT
Identifying security risks
Addressing risks in the key architectural elements
Reviewing low-power IoT data communication paradigms
Skills covered
Network AdministrationNetwork and System Administration
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know
Overview of Wireless Networking for IoT
- Low-power wireless networking use cases
- Wireless networking technologies
- Wireless personal area networking
- Wireless wide-area networking
- Challenge - Check the network technologies on your phone
- Solution - Check the network technologies on your phone
Low-Power IoT Wireless Network Basics and Architectures
- Wireless communication basics
- Wireless networking basics
- Power consumption on IoT device and wireless networks
- Basic wireless network topologies and architectures
- Learn IoT system architectures and elements
- IoT network security
- Challenge - Determine your network topology
- Solution - Determine your network topology
Low-Power IoT Data Communication Paradigms
- Data communication paradigms for IoT
- Data communication in IoT elements
- Understand key performance metrics
- Performance measurement
- Challenge - Determine the performance metrics
- Solution - Determine the performance metrics
Energy-Harvesting-Based Wireless Networking Technologies
- When to use this networking technology
- Energy-harvesting-based IoT devices
- Install EnOcean DolphinView
- Use EnOcean for IoT wireless networks
- Challenge - Connect a device with DolphinView
- Solution - Connect a device with DolphinView
Low-Power Wireless Personal-Area Networking Technologies
- When to use this networking technology
- When to use this networking technology
- Use ZigBee for IoT wireless networks
- Use 6LoWPAN for IoT wireless networks
- Use Bluetooth Low Energy for IoT wireless networks
Low-Power Wide-Area Networking Technologies
- When to use this networking technology
- LTE-based IoT wireless networks
- 5G-based IoT wireless networks
- LoRaWAN for IoT wireless networks
Integrating Wireless Networking Technologies into an IoT System
- Understand the need for integration
- Integrate wireless networking options
Case Studies
- Case study - Building a lighting control system for smart homes
- Case study - Building a lighting control system for smart cities
Conclusion
- Next steps
- Next steps with low-power IoT