ABSTRACT
The advancements in tiny smart devices, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Cloud computing have provided a prospect of a converged service network called IoT. The seamless communication and contextual services are provided by IoT using smart objects. This chapter presents an overview of IoT that includes the technical building blocks and the application of IoT in business. It also presents the layered architecture of IoT. The chapter proceeds further by providing an overview of smart computing and discusses a few use cases. The chapter concludes with a discussion on the design issues and challenges in IoT.
