Experimental Environments for the Internet of Things: A Review

Applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) require validation considering many types of environments before their actual implementation. Generally, the validation of these systems may be conducted by software through the use of emulators and simulators. However, the validation by software has limi...

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Published in:IEEE sensors journal 2019-05, Vol.19 (9), p.3203-3211
Main Authors: Lima, Luis Eduardo, Kimura, Bruno Yuji Lino, Rosset, Valerio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ad hoc networks
Emulators
Experimentation
Internet of Things
IoT
Remote sensors
Robot sensing systems
Simulators
Software
State-of-the-art reviews
survey
testbeds
Wireless communication
Wireless sensor networks
WSN
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Summary:Applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) require validation considering many types of environments before their actual implementation. Generally, the validation of these systems may be conducted by software through the use of emulators and simulators. However, the validation by software has limitations that can prevent a realistic approximation of the system behavior in real environments. For this reason, the scientific community has dedicated a great deal of effort to develop experimental testbeds. In light of this, we present a review of the state-of-the-art related to the testbeds for wireless sensor networks and IoT applications. In addition, we carried out a comparative analysis considering the technical specifications of the selected testbeds and highlighted their capabilities. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of the advantages and limitations of the testbeds with regard to the key requirements needed for IoT experimentation.
ISSN:1530-437X
1558-1748
DOI:10.1109/JSEN.2019.2894127