Overview What You Will Learn Curriculum Instructor

Course Overview

Several Communication Protocols and Technologies are used in the Internet of Things. Some of the major IoT (Internet of Things) technology and protocol (IoT Communication Protocols) are Bluetooth/BLE, Wi-Fi, LPWAN, MQTT, and COAP. These IoT communication protocols cater to and meet the specific functional requirement of an IoT system.

The course begins with a refresher on IoT, its architecture & components. As you move ahead, you’ll learn about the networking concepts, the layers of communication in IoT, and the components needed for IoT device communication. Next, you’ll learn everything about MAC layer communication, how RF communication is carried out between IoT devices, and how to use RFID & NFC for communication. The course will then demonstrate to you how to use routers and gateways for IoT communication and how to carry out Mesh networking in IoT. You’ll also learn how to implement WPAN-based communication, achieve communication through the WLAN protocol, and achieve communication through LoRa and LoRaWAN protocol which is low power & long range. How to enable Bluetooth/BLE for IoT communication. The course will also highlight how to integrate the cloud with IoT for communication. You will also learn how to achieve IoT communication using the MQTT and CoAP protocols, followed by a short conclusion.

By the end of this course, you’ll have a thorough understanding of all the concepts, components, and protocols needed for communication among IoT devices.

What You Will Learn

  • Develop good understanding regarding different communication technologies & protocols
  • Exposure to real world hardware with different communication technologies
  • Realtime implementation with hands-on Demos & Projects
  • Assignment projects will brainstorm your mind for industry grade product design & development
  • Learn pros/cons, limitations and use cases regarding communication technologies & protocols
  • Will help you to choose specific communication technology/technologies according to your project/product requirements

Program Curriculum

  • IoT Architecture & Components
  • Communication Technologies vs Protocols
  • Communication Technologies (Physical Layer)
  • Communication Protocols (Application layer)
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • Architecture of RFID & Specifications
  • Architecture of NFC & Specifications
  • Required Hardware Components
  • RFID & NFC Reader
  • Project: Smart Lock
  • Pros and Cons
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • Architecture of Bluetooth/ BLE & Specifications
  • Smart Lock Hardware Assembly
  • Smart Lock Coding
  • Developing Smart Lock App Using MIT App Inventor
  • Pros & Cons
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Wi-Fi Architecture & Specifications
  • Hardware Requirements
  • Setting Up Soft Access Point Hotspot on ESP32
  • Sending Data to ThingSpeak Cloud
  • Setting Up Mesh Network
  • Pros & Cons
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Global GSM/3G/4G
  • Check the Coverage of the Operator
  • Sim and Hardware Requirements
  • Sending Data to Hologram Cloud
  • Routing Data from Hologram to ThinkSpeak Cloud
  • Pros & Cons
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Lora & LoraWan Architecture
  • Hardware Requirements
  • Project: Smart Agriculture (Lora Nodes P2P Communication)
  • Setting Up LoraWan Gateway (TheThingsNetwork - TTN)
  • Connecting MKR Wan 1300 with TheThingsNetwork
  • Pros & Cons
  • Chapter 6 Quiz

  • MQTT, Features & MQTT Architecture
  • Different MQTT Brokers & Installation of EMQX
  • Verify MQTT Brokers, Pub/Sub Commands
  • MQTT Web and Desktop Clients
  • Authentication
  • Sending Message from Device to Live MQTT Broker
  • Chapter 7 Quiz

  • COAP, Features, and COAP Architecture
  • Device COAP Server
  • Setting Up COAP Client & Requesting Data from COAP Device Server
  • Chapter 8 Quiz

  • Comparison Between Communication Technologies
  • Comparison between Communication Protocols
  • Conclusion
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Instructor

Muhammad Afzal

Muhammad Afzal is a freelance developer who was passionate about Web, Cloud &IoT. He has been working on tech projects for more than 13 years. He has worked for international clients & firms and has been involved in a wide variety of projects and technologies, including Smart Agriculture, Warehouse monitoring, Environmental monitoring solutions, and many others. For several years, he has been focusing on the IoT ecosystem. He is currently working as a Freelance IoT consultant to clients around the world. He also produces education content for Udemy, YouTube regarding IoT, Cloud, and Web. He also writes for Different IoT Tech companies regarding their products and services. Beside all of that he is voluntarily organizing IoT Workshops for local community. His main objective nowadays is to help others to understand and implement IoT solutions.

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