Internet of Things: Architectures, Enabling Technologies and Application Protocols
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This review summarises the literature on the Internet of Things (IoT), covering architectural visions, enabling technologies, application-layer protocols and the use of IoT in urban services. It draws on widely cited surveys and two protocol specifications (CoAP and MQTT) and compares the two protocols on their stated design goals. It concludes with open issues that the surveys identify, including interoperability and the handling of large data volumes. This is a narrative review; it contains no new data.
Language: English
Topic: IoT Networks and Protocols
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225343321
