Review of IoT Communication Protocols

IT NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION 1
Review journal article
Internet of Things (IoT)
Communication Protocols: Review

IT NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION 2
Internet of Things (IoT) Communication Protocols: Review
Summary of article
This journal paper was written by Shadi Al-Sarawi1, Mohammed Anbar, Kamal Alieyan, and
Mahmood Alzubaidi in the year 2017 [1]. This research paper is completely based on the internet
of thing and communication protocols used in information technology. The key purpose of this
paper is to review the internet of thing and describe communication protocols used in IoT. This
research study also compares the communication protocols and other information technologies
with each other. According to the authors, the term IoT is defined as the internet of thing that
connects physical thing with computer networks and devices. Such kind of information
technology consists of smart devices which link with each other by using internet connectivity. It
has the potential for exchanging data or information from one device to another.
Critique of article
According to the authors, IoT is one of the advanced communication technology which is used in
numerous fields such as transportation, industry, social gaming, smart city and so on. In this
journal paper, the researchers discussed the fundamental concept of the internet of thing and
discussed types of communication protocols [1]. Mainly, IoT uses wireless networks for
communication purpose because they are more flexible and reliable rather than wired networks.
The researcher argued that in this generation there are various kinds of wireless protocols
developed and implemented such as IPv6, Zigbee, Bluetooth, over low power wireless area
networks and many more [2]. The use of IoT is growing rapidly and many consumers use this
technology for communicating with computer devices and transferring data from one location to
another. Moreover, the authors also examined the various communication technologies for IoT
application and reviewed the IoT IP coverage. The researchers identified that there are major two
kinds of communication protocols used on the internet of thing for example low power wide area
network and short range networks.
A cellular network is one of the best protocols which require low power and it can be used for
long distance communication. It is identified that the main drawback of the cellular network is
that it cannot be used for local network communication [3]. Mainly, it is used in mobile