First let's establish how we can have so many connections in this world. Just like you and I have a physical address, a command for a “thing” must also have an address to deliver this message. Each connection object thing or device must have an IPv6 unique address. An IPv6 address is the next step to connecting everything and is the new internet protocol as of 14 july 2017. However IPv4 is still being used regularly. You might be familiar with it on your internet browser or when you hooked up your Wi-fi on your home computer. Private home networks are usually 192.168.0.0. It is the space allocated on all address for you to use. The problem with IPv4 is the lack of address to handle the IoT in the future. With a projected 25 billion connections by 2030, the mere 4.3 billion connections of IPv4 will just not suffice. IPv6 will contain 2 to the 128th power or 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 unique addresses. Or we can call it 3.4 Dudecillion, or even 340 billion billion. I realize I am trying to quantify a very large number that for most, is probably not quantifiable. The point is, it will allow each person in the world with 34,028,236,692,093,846,346,337,460,743 unique connections. Essentially limitless. The big questions is, why does all this matter?
Well the whole purpose of the IoT, (internet of things) as most industries see it, is a relatively limitless ability to connect all devices to receive and send data, information or commands. To get a first glimpse of how this will make a difference first take a look at a European Union video about the internet of things and how they look at it. From something as simple as a smart watch that Shyir talked about, to an electrical company monitoring every single home and every single transformer and wire from generation to home. IoT is developing for the sole purpose of data generation for a whole slew of possibilities.
In the case of industry, a company like Boeing could say monitor every single plane and every singe engine it has ever made. By knowing what normal parameters specific engines should be running, Boeing can notify users of a potential problem before it causes a catastrophic failure. They can also use data from failures to identify other potential dangers in engines they did not know would be a problem. With all this data they can make better design decisions with future engines and products. This is an example industrial internet of things and here is a video of it.
Another instance is Health care. A scenario in the following video shows a pedestrian that is hit by a car. The car automatically stops but not quite in time. The car automatically calls emergency services, because the car knows exactly how fast it was going and the potential impact on the person. It sends the real-time date to an ambulance that instantly decides on the best possible car to treat these injuries based on the inventory and personnel in the car. The driver instantly gets a heads up in the car notifying the driver and the passenger where the accident occurred, and routing directions to the exact location. The passenger gets real-time heads up display information at the same time the local hospital is notified of the potential injuries to the pedestrian, even notifying loved ones when where and status updates. This is how the internet of things will make life more streamlined
Now if you can imagine Agriculture, farming, retail, Logistics, even finding a parking spot before you get there is all possible in the future of IoT.
The image below is a perfect example of seed to consumer connectivity of any food you can imagine. Sensors help framers maximize production and inform storage and transportation facilities when to be ready for the incoming crops. Retail stores can get information about consumer consumption and decide when to order more. Even transportation can utilize this usage data and predict when the optimum time to deliver will maximize profit and ensure timely deliveries.
There are countless “things” I can use as examples with IoT, but I think you are starting to get the idea if you just put your mind to it, you will realize how information will help everything communicate and predict in the future.
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