Searching for the IoT resources: Fundamentals, requirements, comprehensive review, and future directions

Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm links physical objects in the real world to cyber world and enables the creation of smart environments and applications. A physical object is the fundamental building block of the IoT, known as a Smart Device, that can monitor the environment. These devices can communicate with each other and have data processing abilities. When deployed, smart devices collect real-time data and publish the gathered data on the Web. The functionality of smart devices can be abstracted as a service and an IoT application can be built by combining the smart devices with these services that help to address challenges of day-to-day activities. The IoT comprises billions of these..