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Foreword
Internet of Things (IoT) has now become a key enabling technology that spans
multiple technology domains from data sensing and processing to networking and
data analytics. IoT is used in many applications ranging from home security and
factory automation to healthcare delivery to autonomous driving. In this book, the
authors provide an essential overview of IoT for smart cities and key challenges
associated with it, then cover communication technologies and protocols for IoT in
smart cities. The coverage includes big data impacts on IoT operations, in terms of
processing, storage, and analytics; security and privacy issues; and challenges of IoT
for smart cities. IoT-based charging solution for electric vehicles is demonstrated
as a practical application in smart cities. As such, it will be a good reference
resource for graduate students, researchers, and industry practitioners working in
IoT applications for smart city.
University of Idaho Prof. Mohsen Guizani

Moscow, ID, USA Ph.D., FIEEE
September 2018
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Preface
The concept of the smart city was introduced as the potential solution to the
challenges created by urbanization with complex and costly operations. The envi-
sioned goal of smart city is to be cost effective, intelligent, and autonomous with
ease-of-use providing better quality of life. Most definitions for smart city involve
the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance the
quality of urban life with reduced cost and resource consumption. Recently, ICT
convergence with the Internet of Things (IoT) has been effectively exploited to
provide many novel features with minimum human intervention in smart cities.
This book describes different components of IoT for smart cities including sensor
technologies, communication technologies, big data analytics, and security. The
book is organized into five chapters that are described below.
IoT offers smart solutions for cities in terms of governance, economic growth,
environmental sustainability, quality of life, transportation, power, and water usage.
In Chap. 1, the authors provide an insight into different aspects of smart cities,
challenges, and common IoT solutions for future cities.
In Chap. 2, the authors provide an overview of the general classification of
communication protocols for IoT networks followed by the analysis of the tech-
nical details and specific advantages and limitations of different protocol. Recent
protocols for IoT networks are discussed with the comparative analysis of two use
cases of IoT and the communication technologies.
Chapter 3, titled Dimension Reduction for Big Data Analytics in Internet of
Things, presents an overview of dimension reduction in IoT systems. A discussion
on solutions for dimension reduction with focus on principal component analysis is
also presented to reduce consumption of energy and computation resources.
The Internet of Vehicles paradigm can play a significant role by providing
holistic data exchange between charging infrastructure and electric vehicles (EVs)
in emerging smart cities. Large-scale implementation of EVs can impose extra
burdens on electric grids making the scheduling essential to optimize the charging
process. The authors of Chap. 4 present a profit maximization approach for EV
charge scheduling in smart distribution systems by considering the cost and speed
of charging at the charging stations.
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Recently, blockchain technology is investigated extensively for security and

privacy in IoT. Chapter 5 provides an overview of the use of blockchain technology
for IoT. First, the authors review the literature for a better understanding of
research direction in blockchain for IoT systems. The challenges associated with
the deployment of IoT and blockchain for the IoT systems are discussed followed
by two case studies on smart homes and food supply chain traceability to show the
effectiveness of blockchain technology for IoT.
Kamloops, BC, Canada Waleed Ejaz

Toronto, ON, Canada Alagan Anpalagan
September 2018
Acknowledgments
We are very thankful to several people who have worked hard to bring forward this
unique resource for helping students, researchers, and practitioners. Our students
have contributed in part to the writing of the chapters: D. Vong (Chap. 1), S. S.
Sahoo (Chap. 2), M. Basharat (Chaps. 3 and 5), and M. Umer, M. Naeem, and A.
Alnoman (Chap. 4).
We would also like to thank Divyaa Veluswamy and Brinda Megasyamalan,
Project Coordinators at Springer, who worked with us on the project from the
beginning to the successful end. Finally, we would like to thank our respective
families for their continuous support and encouragement during the course of this
project.
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Contents
1 Internet of Things for Smart Cities: Overview and Key

Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Characteristics of Smart Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2.1 Smart Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2.2 Smart People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.3 Smart Governance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.4 Smart Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.5 Smart Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2.6 Smart Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3 IoT-Based Solutions for Smart Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3.1 Smart Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3.2 Smart Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3.3 Transport and Traffic Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3.4 Smart Healthcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.4 Challenges Ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.4.1 Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.4.2 Costs and Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.4.3 Security and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.4.4 Risks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.5 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2 Communication Technologies and Protocols for Internet
of Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.2 Communication Technologies for IoT Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.1 Non-Cellular Communication Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2.2.2 Cellular Communication Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.3 Recent Protocols for IoT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.3.1 PHY and MAC Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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2.3.2 Network Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2.3.3 Application Layer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.4 Study of Communication Technologies Through Use-Case
Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.4.1 Use Case 1: Intelligent Traffic System (ITS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.4.2 Use Case 2: Disaster Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2.5 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3 Dimension Reduction for Big Data Analytics in Internet
of Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3.2 Related Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
3.3 Solutions for Dimension Reduction in IoT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.3.1 Principal Component Analysis (PCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.4 Conclusion and Future Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4 Internet of Things Enabled Electric Vehicles in Smart Cities . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.2 EV Charge Scheduling and Charging Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.3 Renewable Energy for EV Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
4.4 Smart Distribution Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.4.1 Smart EV Scheduling: A Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.5 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5 Blockchain Technology for Security
and Privacy in Internet of Things . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.2 Literature Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.3 Challenges Associated with Secure IoT Deployment
and Blockchain for IoT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.4 Case Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.4.1 Smart Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
5.4.2 Food Supply Chain Traceability System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
5.5 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Acronyms
3GPP Third generation partnership project

3G Third generation of cellular networks
4G Fourth generation of cellular networks
5G Fifth generation of cellular networks
AMQP Advanced message queuing protocol
BEV Battery electric vehicle
BLE Bluetooth low energy
CALM Continuous air interference long and medium range
CAM Cooperative awareness message
CoAP Constrained application protocol
DDS Data distribution service
DENM Decentralized environmental notification message
DSRC Dedicated short range communication
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
EV Electric vehicle
G2V Grid-to-vehicle
GHG Greenhouse gas
GNSS Global navigation satellite system
GPRS General packet radio service
GPS Global positioning system
GSM Global system for mobile communication
H2V Home-to-vehicle
HACCP Hazard analysis and critical control points
HEV Hybrid electric vehicle
ICE Internal combustion engine
ICTs Information and communication technologies
IETF Internet engineering task force
IoST Internet of Smart Things
IoT Internet of Things
IoV Internet of vehicles
ITS Intelligent transportation system
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ITU International Telecommunication Union

LAN Local area network
LPWA Low power wide area
LR-WPAN Low-rate wireless personal area network
LTE Long-Term Evolution
MQTT Message queuing telemetry transport
PCA Principal component analysis
PET Plug-in electric train
PEV Plug-in electric vehicle
PHEV Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
PLC Power line communication
RFID Radio frequency identification
RPL Routing protocol for low-power and lossy networks
SIG Special interest group
SV Sensor vehicle
UDP User datagram protocol
V2G Vehicle-to-grid
V2H Vehicle-to-home
V2I Vehicle-to-infrastructure
V2V Vehicle-to-vehicle
Chapter 1
Internet of Things for Smart Cities:
Overview and Key Challenges
1.1 Introduction
The concept of the smart city was introduced as the potential solution to the
challenges posed by urbanization. The definitions for smart city involve the use of
information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance the quality of urban
life with reduced cost and resource consumption. Recently, the convergence of ICT
in the Internet of Things (IoT) has been envisioned in order to provide novel features
with minimum human intervention in smart cities. Many modern cities already have
great economy, governance, mobility, and environment. However, implementing
IoT into these characteristics will allow them to advance further and improve the
outcomes of their operations. Common smart solutions for such operations include
but not limited to: traffic management, electricity grids, public transit, businesses,
water production and consumption, etc. With the integration of IoT in future cities,
large amounts of data from different applications can be generated for various
solutions and technologies. It is critical for cities to find the best infrastructure based
on the output data in order to deliver reliable, secure, and cost-effective services.
Recently, smart cities have become a big trend as shown in Fig. 1.1. Many of
the world’s main cities have already adopted the concept of smart cities including
Toronto, London, New York, Paris, Seoul, Barcelona, and Shanghai. Most cities
that have transitioned are focused on the idea of sustainability. On the other hand,
private companies such as IBM, Siemens, and Intel are investing in smart cities
as well. Since 2010, IBM’s Smarter City Challenge has deployed 700 experts to
help 116 cities around the world to address their most critical challenges [1]. Some
cities that have participated in the challenge are Ottawa, Rio de Janeiro, Chicago,
Kyoto, Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Delhi. Siemens has also deployed its innovative
technology on infrastructure projects across the world. In addition, Intel is focusing
their technology on the IoT which have the ability to transfer data over a network
of devices without the need of human interaction. To summarize, smart cities have
become a big trend and many efforts have been made worldwide for it.
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UN Conference on Environment "Cittaslow" "Smarter Planet"
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1986 1997
1st Municipal open data 2015
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Greater London Council
Yokohama Digital City International Smart Cities 360 Summit
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Foundation for Smart Communities "Smart Thinking Solutions"
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Smart City Expo World Congress, Barcelona
Fig. 1.1 A timeline demonstrating that smart cities are becoming a trend
Cities basically go out and want to do everything. Free Wi-Fi, meter reading,
environmental sensors, information screens, they want them all and they want
them for free. Key is to begin by developing a road map of desired services
and then prioritize them. (Tormod Larsen, CTO of ExteNet) [2]
The main objective of this chapter is to give readers an insight of different aspects
of smart cities and what truly makes them smart. Firstly, this chapter briefly explores
the characteristics of smart cities. Secondly, most common IoT solutions for smart
cities are summarized. Thirdly, we discuss key challenges ahead for the success of
smart cities. Lastly, we wrap up the chapter with a summary and some concluding
remarks.
1.2 Characteristics of Smart Cities
In [3], authors developed a model to benchmark and rank smart cities in order to
identify strengths and weaknesses in a comparative way. Six key characteristics
of smart cities are shown in Fig. 1.2. Further, authors in [4] summarized each
characteristic defined by a number of factors. These factors include the following.
1.2 Characteristics of Smart Cities 3
Smart
Smart People
Economy
Smart Smart
Governance Mobility
Smart
Smart Living
Environment
Fig. 1.2 Characteristics of a smart city
1.2.1 Smart Economy
Economy often refers to the wealth and resources of a city, especially in terms
of production and consumption of goods and services. The factors that a smart
economy should include are entrepreneurship, innovation, trademarks, the flexibility
of the labor market, productivity, the integration in the international market, etc.
Smart cities are expected to experience economic growth since the population
increase will open opportunities to accommodate the needs.
Currently, top 100 urban cities account for 25% of the gross domestic product
worldwide [5]. The growing population in cities will result in a greater demand
for products and more trade will be required in the international market. Creativity
and entrepreneurship are required to accommodate the growth in population. In
addition, many smart cities encourage new talent to turn their attention towards
smart city projects. Some estimate that $40 trillion will be spent worldwide on
new urban infrastructure by 2030 [6], which presents huge innovation opportunities.
As a result, there will be a huge availability in the labor market for the upcoming
construction of the new urban infrastructures.
1.2.2 Smart People
Smart cities will continue to grow and mature as long as there are smart people and
smart technologies to support. Smart people can be measured from some indicators
such as education, creativity, innovations, participation, etc. How well educated
are the residents can easily be measured in terms of the number of secondary
education, college, or university education degrees within the population. Creativity
and innovation are important and many smart cities encourage entrepreneurship by
a safety net in case of failure. According to the authors in [7], the key success factor
of a city is participation by people. If residents are not engaged to co-create and
share knowledge, then a smart city goal is bound to fail.
1.2.3 Smart Governance
Governance can be interpreted as the way a city is internally organized. Each

smart city is different because they all have their own goals. This results in a
new form of economic dynamics. Therefore, smart cities usually have their own
form of governance. Factors of smart governance include participation in decision-
making, public and social services, transparent governance, political strategies and
perspectives, etc. For example, SmartTrack in Toronto is proposed as regional
express rail route which is expected to bring economic benefits to the city [8].
1.2.4 Smart Mobility
Transportation is probably one of the most important aspects of a city. Residents

need to quickly and efficiently get from one point to another. Most smart cities focus
on intracity transportation. For example, New York has a really large underground
subway system for people to get around. Seoul has the underground subway system
in which passengers can also enjoy the Internet. Barcelona aimed for a more eco-
friendly option by using electric vehicles and bicycles. More efficient and greener
methods of transportation are inherently considered smarter. In addition, smart cards
or access to real-time information for transport systems is a big trend in many smart
cities.
1.2.5 Smart Environment
Green communication is one of the common themes in smart cities. Cities want to
reduce their carbon footprint. Several efforts have been made in different ways such
1.3 IoT-Based Solutions for Smart Cities 5
as upgrading to greener vehicles (electric vehicles) and more efficient waste man-
agement. Also, smart buildings can improve the environment and attractivity. For
example, in Amsterdam, drinking water is used to cool down buildings by passing
it through the building. As a result, buildings are efficiently cooled down without
any waste. Essentially, the smart environment includes the following factors: urban
infrastructure, carbon footprint, water and energy usage, environmental protection,
sustainable resource management, etc.
1.2.6 Smart Living
Residents are the key to a city’s development. Improving the quality of life
for residents is essential, and attention is required for cultural facilities, health
conditions, individual safety, housing quality, education facilities, tourist attraction,
and social cohesion. These factors can promote and bring the cultural agenda, tourist
guide services for visitors, education, and health.
1.3 IoT-Based Solutions for Smart Cities
There are numerous IoT-based smart solutions worldwide that have been imple-
mented. However, the most common solutions in smart cities are smart grids, smart
homes, transportation and traffic management, e-health, waste management, public
Wi-Fi, etc. An illustration of the smart city is shown in Fig. 1.3.
Fig. 1.3 An illustration of a smart city

1.3.1 Smart Grid
The traditional electrical grids use a hierarchical infrastructure in which electricity

flows in one direction from a centralized power plant to consumer households.
However, the current electrical grids are unable to accommodate the rising demand
of the present-day growing population. The infrastructure lacks automated analysis,
situational awareness, real-time information, and self-healing. Additional factors
that need to be taken into consideration include the capacity limitations of energy
generation, one-way communication, and the decrease in fossil fuels [9].
A smart grid is a modernized electrical grid that uses ICTs to manage information
between utility and consumers in an automated manner [10]. Furthermore, the
grid allows two-way power flow with full visibility and control of assets within
the system. The smart grid utilizes advanced sensors deployed throughout the
grid to improve fault detection and enables self-healing of the network by re-
routing power around the failed equipment and notifying the utility. Robust two-way
communication and sensors on the grid will provide customers with access to real-
time information of their power usage for better energy management. Generators
often have to produce more energy than that required to power cities and prevent
blackouts. As a result, a lot of energy ends up being wasted. In a smart grid, sensors
monitor power usage and relay that information back to the generators to distribute
energy in a more flexible and efficient manner, resulting in larger profits. Overall, the
smart grid uses various automated control and IoT to improve reliability, flexibility
in the network topology, efficiency, sustainability, real-time pricing methods, etc.
1.3.1.1 Smart Meters
Before automated meters, humans would manually record household usage and
customers were often overcharged. In the 1990s, utilities began introducing auto-
mated meter reading, with the ability to measure electricity, natural gas, or water
consumption of households. As a result, billing costs were significantly reduced
and measurements were more accurate. A smart meter is an electronic device
that is highly accurate and has two-way communication with the utility and
consumers for various applications. Applications of smart meters include anti-
theft, remote connect/disconnect, real-time pricing, power-quality measurement,
load management, outage notification, etc. Smart meters maintain the continuous
flow of information from households to utilities which allows for real-time system
analysis and upload feedback on energy usage to the smart meter. Thus, users can
monitor their usage real time for better energy management [11].
Table 1.1 Available communication technologies for smart grids [12]

Coverage
Technology Spectrum Data rate range Applications Limitations
GSM 900– Up to 14.4 Kpbs 1–10 km AMI, demand Low data rates
1800 MHz response, HAN
GPRS 900– Up to 170 Kbps 1–10 km AMI, demand Low data rates
1800 MHz response, HAN
3G 1.92– 384 Kbps- 1–10 km AMI, demand Costly
1.98 GHz 2 Mbps response, HAN spectrum fees
WiMAX 2.5 GHz, Up to 75 Mbps 10–50 km AMI, demand Not widespread
3.5 GHz, response
5.8GHz
PLC 1–30 MHz 2–3 Mbps 1–3 km AMI, Fraud Harsh, noisy
Detection channel
environment
ZigBee 2.4 GHz, 250 Kbps 30–50 m AMI, HAN Low data rate,
868– short range
915 MHz
1.3.1.2 Communication Technologies for Smart Grids
There are several types of communication technologies available for smart grid
such as power line communication (PLC), ZigBee, WiMAX, third-generation (3G)
cellular networks, global system for mobile communication (GSM), general packet
radio service (GPRS), etc. However, each type has its own pros and cons. Gungor
et al. in [12] briefly summarized them as shown in Table 1.1.
ZigBee is ideal for energy monitoring, home automation (see more in smart
homes section), and automatic meter reading. Moreover, deployment of ZigBee
devices is low cost and the performance is optimal for demand response, real-
time pricing programs, real-time system monitoring, and advanced metering support
[13, 14]. However, ZigBee has a short range and cannot cover the larger distance as
required by the smart grid.
Wireless mesh is a flexible network consisting of a group of nodes. Data travels
through the nodes of the network, where each node acts as a repeater. This enables
self-healing characteristics in the network where if a node drops out of the network,
then information can be rerouted through other nodes. Smart grid uses this method
for self-healing and situational awareness within the grid.
Cellular networks such as GSM, 3G, fourth-generation (4G) cellular networks,
and WiMAX are also available for smart grids. Cost can be saved by using already
existing communication infrastructure. Further, the data transfer speed of cellular
networks is a lot faster compared to other technologies. However, existing cellular
networks also share data flow with the customer market which can affect network
performance negatively.
PLC utilizes existing power lines to transmit data at high speeds. Since this
method uses existing power lines, deployment costs are significantly reduced in
many countries. PLCs are the primary choice for electrical grids because they
already exist and connected to meters. Also, the security of PLC is stronger than
other technologies. However, the transmission medium of the power lines is very
noisy and harsh. In addition, the more devices that are connected to the power line
in a neighborhood affect the overall quality of the data transmitted as well. In short,
PLCs are sensitive to disturbances and are poorly suited for data transmission.
1.3.2 Smart Home
The residential, tertiary, and commercial buildings account for 50% of electricity
consumption in Europe [15]. Home and work environments have several energy-
consuming units such as lighting, heating, air conditioning, computers, appliances,
etc. However, these units are isolated and are often used in a manner with poor
energy efficiency and sustainability. As a result, these environments unnecessarily
waste a lot of energy. If the units are used in a more coordinated manner, they can
provide leverage for energy and cost savings.
The concept of smart homes is a system that constructs an intelligent network
which considers each energy-consuming unit as a node. All the units are capable
of communicating with each other through the network and can be controlled from
anywhere in the household or even remotely through the Internet. The potential of
this system is vast as it can be used for security, energy-efficiency, comfort, and
convenience.
1.3.2.1 Smart Home Energy Management
Smart homes intelligently manage each device in an energy-efficient manner to

reduce the amount of wasted energy [11]. The system will monitor energy usage
trends over the time to better manage and automate each device in an optimal
manner. For example, the system could operate appliances during off-peak hours
such as dishwashers or laundry machines during the night when electricity is
cheaper, saving both time and money. Overall, smart homes will provide an
energy management system, remote control of devices, timed schedule for usage
of appliances, and real-time monitoring among others.
Traditional thermostats operate according to the hysteresis principle. A smart
thermostat such as Nest demonstrates to have the ability to learn user behavior
patterns. For example, the thermostat will turn off the air conditioning when it
detects the users leaving the household and then turn the air conditioning back upon
arrival. By auto-scheduling of appliances, the energy consumption can be reduced
significantly.
1.3.2.2 Smart Appliances
Smart appliances (lighting, heating, air conditioning, computers, etc.) and systems
are often found in newer homes. In contrast, most traditional homes do not
have these appliances and systems built in. However, an affordable approach for
homeowners is to retrofit them into their households. Smart appliances can be
found from many smart home companies such as Notion, Canary, Iris, HomeSeer,
Control4, Vera, Savant, Wink, SmartThings, etc.
1.3.2.3 Communication Technologies for Smart Homes
Communication technologies are used to connect devices together in a smart home.

ZigBee and Wi-Fi are the most common technologies used among smart home
appliances. As mentioned earlier, ZigBee is ideal for energy monitoring and home
automation. It has simplicity, robustness, low deployment cost, and easy network
implementation.
1.3.3 Transport and Traffic Management
Most highly populated cities experience heavy traffic loads on the road, which
ultimately leads to huge amounts of greenhouse gas emissions and waste of money.
In 2012, the US Treasury Department reported that approximately 1.9 billion gallons
of gasoline have been wasted due to traffic congestion every year at the cost of more
than 100 billion in wasted fuel and time [16].
1.3.3.1 Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles are considered as a potential replacement for the conventional gas-
powered vehicles. They are able to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and pollution.
Considering that road transport is expected to double by 2050, switching to electric
vehicles will significantly reduce the emissions over the long run. Many cities such
as Malaga, Paris, Amsterdam, and Barcelona have switched to electric vehicles and
installed charging stations across their cities.
1.3.3.2 Intelligent Transport System
An intelligent transport system (ITS) can be defined as a control system that uses
ICTs to communicate between vehicles and the highway so as to improve the safety,
vehicle, and road efficiency. Vehicles that are equipped with ITS are capable of
predicting any vehicle hazards and reduce reaction times to prevent accidents and
increase safety. The ITS solutions cover a broad range of situations such as adaptive
cruise control, obstacle warning, lane detection, collision notification, etc.
Adaptive cruise control is a system that ensures that a car has a set distance
behind another vehicle. Sensors on the front side will monitor the relative speed of
the vehicle ahead. The adaptive cruise control system will then adjust the vehicle
speed to maintain a safe distance. In the case of a vehicle in front slowing down or
another car cuts in front, the system will alert the driver to slow down.
Obstacle warning is another approach that prevents accidents from occurring.
This technology uses radar, ultrasound, infrared, and laser to detect obstacles while
the vehicle is moving. The driver will be alerted if any obstacle is detected while the
vehicle is moving forward or backward.
Lane detection estimates the direction of the road and the position of the moving
vehicle along with sensors watching the road. When a vehicle is not properly aligned
with a lane, then the driver will be alerted. Furthermore, the vehicle is able to guide
the driver back into the lane.
1.3.3.3 Physical Infrastructure
Vehicles are getting safer and smarter. Investing more resources for physical
infrastructure of transport management will be more effective in dropping emissions
and wasted fuel. For example, traffic is sometimes caused by drivers trying to find
the parking spot. However, if sensors are deployed in parking spots, then a system
can be implemented to find empty spots. This can help to reduce traffic significantly
and drivers will have an easier time finding empty parking spots.
1.3.3.4 Public Wi-Fi
Many smart cities provide free public Wi-Fi which enables any device to connect to
the Internet. In addition, residents will be able to access a broad range of citywide
services through the network. A large amount of public data will be easily accessible
for open data projects. Thus, startups are getting encouragement and ultimately they
are improving the city economy. Common applications using data from public Wi-
Fi are real-time updates for bus stops, parking availability, monitoring traffic on the
highway, etc.
Copenhagen intelligent traffic solutions (CITSs) [17] is a project that installs Wi-
Fi access points in a mesh network with the ability to geo-locate Wi-Fi-enabled
devices on the street without compromising security. The data is aggregated and
anonymized and then fed back to a cloud-based software for city officials to
monitor real-time traffic conditions and run simulations. The software can look for
patterns and predict traffic behaviors using historical patterns, weather conditions,
roadworks, and special events.
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1.3.4 Smart Healthcare
Healthcare has become too expensive for many individuals and it suffers from the
availability of services, medical errors, and wastes. Every year, there are millions
of preventable medical errors that lead to casualties. However, incorporating ICTs
within the healthcare sector led to the concept of electronic health (e-health). ICTs
help decrease costs and increase efficiency in many healthcare practices. As a
result, healthcare facilities are becoming more affordable, and yield better results
and increased satisfaction among patients. It encompasses a variety of uses such
as communication between patients and doctors, distant diagnostics for patients,
electronic medical records, telemedicine, teleconsultants, etc. E-health also removes
the need to travel and reduces the costs of medical resources.
The usage of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets has significantly
increased over the past decade. Following the growing trend in mobile devices is
the idea of mobile health (m-health) which delivers healthcare services via mobile
devices. M-health extends the advantages of e-health to mobile devices. M-health
focuses on three important aspects: easy access to services and knowledge, user-
oriented, and personalized. A wide variety of services that m-health can provide
include but are not limited to health tips and education, health tools, health facility
information, medical calculator, clinical and educational use, etc. Numerous mobile
health applications have been released for iOS and Android OS devices such as
Weight Watchers Mobile, Lose It!, First Aid, Instant Heart Rate, Fooducate, Glucose
Buddy—Diabetes Log, etc.
In [18], authors summarized a list of smart solutions in some smart cities
worldwide. An expanded list is presented in Table 1.2.
1.4 Challenges Ahead
It can take a decade for cities to transform into smart cities. There are several factors
and challenges that are to be taken into consideration before moving forward. The
reasons behind why a city may want to transition can gauge how fast it will take.
Sometimes, cities want to channel their resources to improve the city for higher
quality of life and other times cities may be rebuilding itself after a natural disaster
or catastrophe. Following are some major challenges that need to be considered for
smart cities.
1.4.1 Planning
Cities are shaped by the inhabitants and understanding the human behavior is
critical. For better decision-making, it is essential to investigate urban dynamics,
Table 1.2 Smart solutions in different world cities

Smart city Smart solutions
Malaga • Automated meter reading
• Electric vehicle
• Electric charging stations
• Energy efficiency in public and private buildings
• Efficient management of public lighting
• Smart grid
• Development and deployment of renewable energy
• Reducing CO2 emissions
• GeCor Program—citizen opinions and complaints
Copenhagen • Bike lane network
• Efficient and reliable integrated public transport
• Improvement of water quality
• Improved sewage network and water consumption opti-
mization
• Development of wind energy
• Waste management optimization
• Energy efficiency for heating and cooling systems
Paris • Electric charging stations
• Bicycles exchange plan
• e-Health: Computer software ELIOS
• PROMETHEE for integration of medical records
• Issy grid (Smart grid)
• Clichy Batignolles
• Energy-efficiency refurbishment of housing
Hong Kong • Citizen-centric online services
• RFID in airports
• Smart card identification for citizens
• Public Wi-Fi
• Open Government Data
• Big Data Analytics
• Paperless Government
Amsterdam • e-Citizen Participation
• Electric charging stations
• 40% reduction in CO2 emissions
• Increasing energy efficiency of buildings
• Smart grid
• Introduction of ICT in health
• Environmentally efficient waste management
• Sustainable district heating
Barcelona • PROJECT iCity—APP to serve citizens
• Control and management of urban traffic
• Efficient and sustainable urban transport
• Centralized heating and cooling network
• Environmentally efficient waste management—smart
containers
• Barcelona Wi-Fi project
• Telecare and incident detectors at home
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Table 1.2 (continued)

Vienna • Urban energy systems
• Smart grid
• Efficient buildings
• Reducing CO2 emissions
• Senior Pad
• Vienna main station
• Citybike Vienna
• Energy-saving trains
• Citizens’ solar power panel
Stockholm • 50% of domestic hot water from solar energy
• Waste management system
• Waste water for biogas production
• Water management policies
• Smart grid
• City website for residents (Stockholm.se)
• Energy-efficient buildings
Toronto • Efficient metropolitan urban mobility
• Green construction policy
• Community broadband network
• Cellphone service and Wi-Fi enabled in subway
• Smart grid
• Bike share Toronto
London • London online portal
• London smart card
• Public service networks
• Optimization and management of the underground
• Metropolitan area with Wi-Fi
• Smart grid
New York • Start-up development for social web
• Open government–Open data
• Improving public transportation
• Application development for services to citizens
• Pedestrian spaces for citizens
• Public Wi-Fi
Rio de Janeiro • Control and management of urban traffic
• Public transport management
• Urban security system—Emergency system control and
weather
• Integrated health systems
Tokyo • Solar panels with storage batteries integrated into
homes
• Bullet trains
• Home appliances communicate with each other for
efficiency
• Smart grid
Vancouver • Development of electric vehicles
• Promoting green transport
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33%
• Reduction in water consumption
open data, and residents participation. A common issue with many cities is that they
are often in a rush to become a smart city. As a result, projects are often insular,
creating an information island that wastes funds because of repeated and redundant
construction.
Many cities do not have a master plan or city development plan. It is essential to
plan a smart city and act based on a city’s needs in order to improve and provide
better facilities to residents. Retrofitting existing legacy city infrastructure to make
it smarter is another common issue that cities face. There are many challenges when
reviewing smart city strategies. One of them is being able to determine the areas that
require improvements. Also, integrating isolated legacy systems into the city is very
difficult.
1.4.2 Costs and Quality
Choosing between low costs versus high quality has always been a tough decision.
Investing in low-cost materials and resources for smart city projects will result in
reduced performance and/or quality. On the other hand, higher quality materials
and resources often perform better; however, it is only available at a higher cost.
A perfect example of costs versus quality can be deciding which sensors to use.
Sensors are one of the primary devices used in smart cities. They are used for
smart water and electricity meters, global positioning system (GPS) devices, traffic
sensors, parking meters, weather sensors, crowdsourcing, etc. Low-cost ubiquitous
sensors can be used in large numbers; however, they produce a low-quality signal
and may often require recalibration. In contrast, expensive sensors are more accurate
and can be self-calibrated. However, the cost of the expensive sensors will be too
high to install for large area coverage.
1.4.3 Security and Privacy
Many smart solutions require the use of ICTs which raises a concern for information
security. The technology scale is so large in smart cities that even a small weakness
can cause considerable damage. Measures to strengthen this concern include enforc-
ing regulations and laws regarding information safety, implementing information
security levels and risk assessment systems, improving the network monitoring
capabilities, and strengthening network management. Data that is produced from
sensors are used to create effective models. However, the data can be intrusive
to some residents making them uncomfortable. As a result, placing sensors on
everything may be impractical.
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1.4.4 Risks
There are several potential risks that come with smart cities. There are technology
risks, operational risks, construction risks, market risks, and policy risks. Each type
of risk is summarized in Table 1.3.
Table 1.3 Types of risks involved in smart cities

Type Description
Technology risk Risk that new technology does not perform as expected in real-life
deployment.
Operational risk Risk that an operation may not operate to its fullest potential because of the
lack of skilled operators.
Construction risk Risk of unexpected delays or difficulties that can arise during construction.
Market risk Risk that the market demand for a new service or product is below
expectation, leading to a loss-making operation.
Policy risk Risk that regulatory framework changes, leading to a fall in the profitability
of the project.
1.5 Conclusion
Smart cities have become a necessity that addresses the challenges due to rapid
urbanization. The solutions highlighted in this chapter demonstrate how cities have
tackled these issues to improve the quality of life for its inhabitants. The number
of cities worldwide pursuing smart transformation is quickly increasing. However,
these efforts face many obstacles in political, economic, and technical aspects.
There are several factors and challenges that are taken into consideration before
moving forward. Smart city initiatives often require detailed coordination, funding,
and continuous support. There must be a return on investments which also presents
another challenge. The technical obstacles are another key to ensure security and
privacy. In addition, accommodating a proliferation of resources and infrastructures
is very important over the long run of all smart city initiatives.
Chapter 2
Communication Technologies and
Protocols for Internet of Things
2.1 Introduction
Recently, Internet of Things (IoT) has produced a major paradigm shift in the way
devices have communicated with the physical environment. IoT aims at transform-
ing the physical devices into smart objects which can communicate over the Internet.
Currently, human-to-human interaction is a dominant paradigm over the Internet;
however, IoT proposes a novel emerging paradigm of thought which postulates that
any object, identified with a unique identifier will be considered as interconnected.
It uses sensors, near-field communications, real-time localization, etc. as a means
to interact with the physical environment and serve their purposes. Interconnected
devices can help form informed and intelligent decisions in myriad situations such
as power grid systems, traffic management, home security and automation, disaster
management, etc. Figure 2.1 shows an illustration of IoT network where several
devices are connected with different available communication technologies. IoT
has also been described as a paradigm that mainly integrates and enables several
technologies and communication solutions including but not limited to tracking
technologies, wired, wireless sensors, their networks, and exchanged networked
communication which in turn lead to a shared next-generation Internet what is also
known as Future Internet [11, 19, 20].
IoT network primarily comprises three major constituents: (1) sensors, (2)
communication channels, and (3) processing units. The sensors in the devices are
responsible for measuring the physical parameters from surrounding environment
as and when required. The communication channels serve as the veins of the
entire system as they are in charge of transmitting the information collected by the
sensors either to the processing unit or to other devices. They filter, compress the
information into packages, and send them over suitable channels using specific pre-
determined protocols. The processing unit is the main brain of the whole system
which analyzes the information received and takes decisions.

18 2 Communication Technologies and Protocols for Internet of Things
Fig. 2.1 Schematic representation of IoT network with connected devices
Vehicle Telematics Smart City Agriculture

Traffic information Traffic sensors and control Irrigation control
eCall Street lighting Animal tracking
Smart parking Infrastructure monitoring Environment
Smart waste management sensing
Information and awareness
Environment spreading Smart home
Earthquake sensors Safety appliances
Avalanche and Smart power grids Home automation
flooding
Forest fires Medical wearables
Fig. 2.2 Use cases for IoT
IoT is being used in various scenarios based on the service requirements, data
throughput, latency, connectivity, and reliability. The sectors in which IoT is being
used are projected to rise exponentially in the years to come. The myriad areas and
situations in which IoT devices are being used include vehicular communication,
smart grid, medical wearable, smart homes, etc. Figure 2.2 illustrates the different
use cases of IoT such as vehicle telematics, agriculture, medical wearables, smart
homes, etc.
Communication in IoT can be between devices or from device to base station
(processing unit). The communication channels are responsible for compressing the
information, packaging them, and ensuring the accuracy of transmitted information
and decisions. In this chapter, we will cover various communication methods
2.2 Communication Technologies for IoT Networks 19
that have been or are being employed for the transmission and reception of
information and decisions to and from devices and base stations. We present an
overview of various communication technologies for IoT and technologies adopted
by telecom companies such as Nokia, Ericsson, Aeris, etc. to give a holistic idea
of the technicalities dealt with while deciding the mode of communication for a
particular scenario. We also discussed recent protocols for IoT networks. Along with
that, we presented two use-case analyses on intelligent traffic system and disaster
management to give practical situations where IoT has been implemented.
2.2 Communication Technologies for IoT Networks
In this section, we will analyze the various communication technologies for IoT
networks, their characteristics, advantages, points of differences, and limitations.
Communication technologies can be classified into non-cellular and cellular tech-
nologies for IoT networks as shown in Fig. 2.3.
2.2.1 Non-Cellular Communication Technologies
The most common non-cellular technologies used for IoT networks include Wi-
Fi, Bluetooth, and ZigBee. The others include Z-wave [21], 6LowPan [22], Thread
[23], etc. Here, we will present technical characteristics, advantages, applicable use
cases, and limitations of each technology.
Fig. 2.3 Classification of

communication technologies
for IoT networks Communication Technologies
Non-cellular
WiFi Bluetooth ZigBee
Cellular
3G/4G/5G LPWAN LTE-M

2.2.1.1 Wi-Fi
IEEE802.11 standardized Wi-Fi where the foundational premise of Wi-Fi is inter-

operability. An access point from one vendor will nearly always work with a Wi-Fi
endpoint from another vendor. Wi-Fi uses full TCP/IP-based protocol, devices
communicating via Wi-Fi are known as on the Internet. This means any
Wi-Fi-enabled host is by definition part of the local area network (LAN) it joins.
This can create security concerns, as IT departments may not be able to secure and
manage IoT-connected Wi-Fi endpoints.
2.2.1.2 Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a short-range communication technology and reliable only when

endpoints are used within the same room (or within a few dozen meters). Dozens
of endpoints in an area are connected back to one master device, which acts as the
Bluetooth coordinator/master. Then, that device uses another form of connectivity
to communicate to the back end. Then, a large number of endpoints can have
inexpensive connectivity using Bluetooth, while only a small number of devices in
the system require more expensive connectivity options (like cellular connection).
The new Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) or Bluetooth Smart is a suitable option for
IoT applications. Since it offers the similar range to Bluetooth, it has been designed
to offer significantly reduced power consumption.
2.2.1.3 ZigBee
ZigBee is based on the IEEE802.15.4 protocol, which is an industry-standard

wireless networking technology operating at 2.4 GHz targeting applications that
require relatively infrequent data exchanges at low data rates over a restricted area
and within a 100-m range such as in a home or building. ZigBee offers short-range
and low data rate that depends on relaying data between nodes. Data is either trying
to get to the endpoint or the access point. Configuring and optimizing mesh networks
is a major undertaking. This can be a good way to get wide-area, power efficient
coverage. However, low-density, ad hoc mesh networks cannot provide reliable
connectivity.
The difference in the various characteristics of each non-cellular technology
as discussed above, instinctively, gives rise to their usage in separate scenarios,
independent of each other. Similarly, they have their own set of benefits and
limitations when subjected to various differences in test conditions. We have
summarized characteristics of non-cellular technologies in terms of specifications,
2.2 Communication Technologies for IoT Networks 21
operating frequency, range, and data rates in Table 2.1. Further, a comparative study
of non-cellular technologies is presented in Table 2.2 with respect to use cases,
benefits, and consideration.
Table 2.1 Summary of characteristics of non-cellular communication technologies

Protocol Specifications Frequency Range Data rates
Wi-Fi Based on 802.11n 2.4 GHz and 50 m Gen : 150–200 MBps;
5 GHz Bands Max: 600 MBps
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 core 2.4 GHz (ISM) 50–150 m 1 Mbps (Smart/BLE)
specification (Smart/BLE)
ZigBee ZigBee 3.0 based 2.4 GHz 10–100 m 250 kbps
on IEEE802.15.4
Table 2.2 Comparative study of forms of non-cellular communication technologies

Protocol Use cases Benefits Consideration
Wi-Fi
• Barcode scanners in • Near ubiquitous network • Friction for third-party
factories coverage in enterprises devices joining Wi-Fi
• Connected machines • Inexpensive chipsets and networks
modules • Provisioning of creden-
• Can be power efficient, tials is difficult
if application and polling
rate is designed well
Bluetooth
• Light control • Low cost: disposable or • Very short range
• Proximity monitors competitive product lines • Requires key coordina-
• Disposable asset • High data rates tion at both endpoint and
trackers (Active • Long battery life access point
RFID) • Needs access point (phone
or application-specific
device)
ZigBee
• HVAC sensing and • Resilient physical system • Short range
control architecture • Link performance prob-
• Lighting control • Modification or expansion lems
(high density) can happen without sys- • Deployment difficult
tem disruption • Interoperability is often
• Good power budget if not possible due to con-
designed correctly figuration differences and
key management
2.2.2 Cellular Communication Technologies
The defining features that have made cellular communication protocols competitive
enough to be at par with non-cellular modes are:
• Low battery life: Even though cellular devices, especially smartphones, are
prone to frequent charging, many IoT devices must operate for very long
times, often years. They cannot afford to discharge quickly as it may severely
hamper the very purpose of their usage. Hence, battery life is an important
factor. The sensors used in IoT are low power; however, communication takes
up a huge share of power requirement in case of high speed or long-distance
IoT communication. The industry target is a minimum of 10 years of battery
operation for simple daily connectivity of small packages [24].
• Low device cost: IoT connectivity will mostly serve very low average revenue
per user with a tenfold reduction compared to mobile broadband subscriptions
[24].
• Low deployment cost: Deploying low-power wide-area (LPWA) IoT connec-
tivity on top of existing cellular networks can be accomplished by a simple,
centrally pushed software upgrade, thus avoiding any new hardware, or site visits.
• Full coverage: Enhanced coverage is crucial to many IoT use cases. This
has driven the M2M community to look for methods to increase coverage by
tolerating lower signal strength than is required for other devices. The target for
IoT connectivity link budget is an enhancement of 15–20 dB [25]. The coverage
enhancement would typically be equivalent to wall or floor penetration, enabling
deeper indoor coverage.
• Support for massive number of devices: IoT connectivity is growing signifi-
cantly faster than normal mobile broadband connections and by 2025 there will
be seven billion connected devices over cellular IoT networks [26]. Therefore,
LPWA IoT connectivity needs to be able to handle many simultaneous connected
devices.
Now, we discuss the available cellular technologies for IoT communication.
2.2.2.1 Third-Generation Network (3G)
Third-generation partnership project (3GPP) third-generation (3G) network’s cov-

erage has not grown significantly in the past few years. The capital and effort
for the operators deploying this technology have been diverted to their fourth-
generation (4G) LTE expansion. 3G networks increase both the download and
upload performance for IP data [27]. The equipment and network connectivity
for 3G are more expensive than second generation (2G); however, the higher
performance better suits evolving applications.
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2.2.2.2 Fourth-Generation (4G)-LTE
3GPP fourth generation (4G) is an All IP technology. The bits and bytes are
transported using IP data packets and control messages are also modified to fully
use IP. 4G LTE uses OFDMA technology, hence the devices that use must be
multi-mode. LTE networks are designed primarily for broadband communications.
They are optimized for high-quality voice and data, including video capabilities.
Cellular operators are deploying LTE at different frequency bands because of the
allocations of the spectrum they acquired. This use of differing bands is important
for companies currently considering LTE deployments. For example, AT&T in the
USA is deploying LTE at 1.7 GHz/2.1 GHz and will eventually convert much of their
current 850 MHz and 1900 MHz GSM bands to LTE. In the future, Verizon is likely
to convert their 800 MHz and 1.9 GHz CDMA deployments to LTE. Sprint intends to
deploy LTE at their 800 MHz Nextel frequencies and some unused 1.9 GHz blocks
[28].
2.2.2.3 LTE-M
In [27], a new design of IoT system has been proposed that is built from the existing
LTE functionalities. It can be deployed using one GSM channel (200 kHz) and can
also share spectrum with existing broadband LTE systems. The module cost can be
reduced by a magnitude of fourfold with the battery life of up to 10 years using two
AA long-life batteries. System coverage is equivalent to 20 dB extension compared
to LTE.
2.3 Recent Protocols for IoT
Many standardization bodies and groups are working to provide protocols for IoT
including IEEE, ZigBee Alliance, Bluetooth special interest group (SIG), Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF), International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
and European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). In addition, several
organizations joined on a single platform called oneM2M to avoid redundancy in the
standardization process [29]. The aim of oneM2M is to develop a standard which
addresses the need for IoT applications and services. Figure 2.4 shows some recent
and diverse protocols for IoT proposed by these bodies and groups.
2.3.1 PHY and MAC Layers
The ultimate success of IoT and M2M is restricted by the standardization. There
are many technologies available for IoT and M2M applications including IEEE
Fig. 2.4 Protocols for IoT

Protocols for IoT
Application
MQTT CoAP AMQP XMPP DDS
Network
6LowPAN RPL 6-to-Non-IP
PHY and MAC
IEEE 802.15.4 Bluetooth Low Energy PLC
Z-Wave 5G LTE/ LTE-A Homeplug GP
802.15.1, Bluetooth smart or BLE, etc. IEEE 802.15.4 supports the transmission
of MAC frames through the physical channel for low-rate wireless personal area
networks (LR-WPAN). It provides addressing, data management, and channel
access control to allow a single medium to be shared by several IoT devices.
However, the probability of colliding frames increases with the number of active
IoT devices as the access method used is CSMA/CA. Bluetooth smart or BLE offers
short-range communication with low power consumption. The coverage range of
BLE is 100 m with less latency and transmission power compared to the classic
Bluetooth technology. These features make BLE a good choice for IoT systems.
However, these standards need to be connected to the Internet via LTE or Wi-Fi.
The LTE and LTE-advanced (LTE-A) offer higher bandwidth, ubiquitous cov-
erage, mobility support, and plug and play features. In addition, the worldwide
deployment of LTE and LTE-A makes it a suitable candidate for IoT and M2M
communication. However, they are designed for human-to-human (H2H) commu-
nication which makes it both data and power hungry. Thus, a common random
access channel (RACH) is used to establish radio bearers before the actual IoT
data transmission. The incredible growth of IoT devices results in large signaling
overhead as compared to actual data to transmit and can cause congestion on RACH.
Therefore, the standard bodies, 3GPP and IEEE 802.16p, have been considering the
limitations of cellular systems for IoT and M2M communications. According to
3GPP release 12, LTE now supports Category 0 (or Cat 0) for low-power IoT and
M2M devices. Many leading companies are working on LTE Cat 0 and the 3GPP is
working on LTE Cat-M in order to support IoT and M2M devices. Despite all these
efforts, there are still many challenges need to be addressed for the success of IoT
and M2M communication in LTE.
2.3 Recent Protocols for IoT 25
Although there are many add-ons proposed for IoT and M2M communication
over LTE and LTE-A, however, major improvements can come with the native sup-
port of M2M communication over cellular networks [30]. The 5G cellular networks
should satisfy some fundamental requirements for IoT and M2M communications
including: (1) support of massive M2M devices, (2) minimum data rate should be
ensured in all given conditions, and (3) low latency. Disruptive changes at node and
architecture level are required in 5G cellular networks to meet the requirements of
new technologies.
The IEEE 1901.2a-2015 is the standard for low-frequency power line com-
munication (PLC) for smart grid applications. Similarly, IEEE 1905.1a-2014 is
the standard for a convergent digital home network for heterogeneous network
technologies. HomePlug Alliance [31] is a leading industry consortium for PLC
and considered as potential communication methodology for IoT applications. For
example, HomePlug Green PHY is designed for smart energy/IoT applications with
the main focus on low cost, low power, and low data rate. Similarly, Z-Wave is a
protocol for home automation networks (HAN) employed by Z-Wave alliance [32].
It has been used widely in smart home applications such as light control, household
appliance control, smart energy, etc.
2.3.2 Network Layer
IoT envisions a large number of connected devices or things. It is expected that

the huge IPv6 address space, comprising of 2128 unique addresses would be an
important tool to make this vision a reality. However, traditional IPv6 requires large
overhead in terms of code and memory size.
6LoWPAN (IPv6 low-power wireless personal area networks) is the networking
technology/adaptation layer that facilitates transmission of IPv6 packets in small
link-layer frames such as 127-byte long IEEE 802.15.4 frames, Bluetooth Smart,
PLC, etc. 6LoWPAN can connect low-power, IP-driven, and large number of
devices which makes it a suitable option for IoT. In addition, 6LoWPAN supports
IPv6 neighbor discovery feature that enables the formation of ad hoc networks
and mesh under-routing which uses link-layer addresses instead of IP addresses
to forward packets. This networking technology facilitates interoperability of IoT
devices by providing end-to-end IP connectivity across the ubiquitous Internet by
connecting a 6LoWPAN mesh network with IPv6-talking devices using IPv6 edge
routers, thus making an excellent use of the already established and widely used
Internet technology.
Routing is an important issue in IoT as the devices are low power and battery
operated. IPv6 routing protocol for low-power and lossy networks (RPL) developed
by IETF offers a versatile routing solution catering to a wide variety of link protocols
and link quality parameters. RPL provides a mechanism to support multipoint-to-
point traffic (i.e., from IoT devices to a central point), point-to-multipoint traffic
(i.e., from a central point to IoT devices), and point-to-point in low-power and lossy
networks. With the 6LoWPAN adaptation layer connecting the data link layer to
the layers above, ROLL-RPL offers a versatile routing solution catering to a wide
variety of link protocols and link quality parameters.
IoT6 is a project on IPv6 and related standards to address the shortcomings and
fragmentation of IoT sponsored by the seventh framework programme (FP7) for
research of the European Commission [33]. The aim is to exploit IPv6 features for
IoT and design a service-oriented architecture to enable interoperability, mobility,
cloud computing, and intelligent distribution among heterogeneous IoT devices and
applications.
2.3.3 Application Layer
Constrained application protocol (CoAP) is an application layer protocol for

IoT applications. It facilitates the integration of IoT with the Internet using the
REpresentational State Transfer (REST) architecture (based on request–response
model) on top of HTTP. REST provides a lighter way to exchange data over HTTP
for IoT applications. CoAP uses user datagram protocol (UDP) over IP in its most
typical setting, a fixed binary header, and supports encoding resulting in smaller
packets that do not require fragmentation at the link layer. This reduced packet
header size and the use of UDP at the transport layer minimizes power consumption
and extends the battery life of the IoT devices and helps avoid packet fragmentation
at the lower layers.
Message queue telemetry transport (MQTT) is a lightweight messaging protocol
for IoT and M2M applications. MQTT uses publish/subscribe mechanism for
transmitting data from IoT devices to the server. Unlike CoAP, MQTT is built on
top of TCP. MQTT defines three levels for QoS for assurance of data delivery:
(1) at most once, (2) at least once, and (3) exactly once. At most once is a best
effort service and there is no acknowledgment. On the contrary, at least once
acknowledges the receipt of data and retransmits if not received. Exactly once is the
case when sender requests to send and starts transmitting data when received clear
to send message, and then waits for the acknowledgment. In MQTT, server retains
the last message even after sending it to IoT devices and all the new subscribers get
this as a first message.
There are other application layer protocols available such as: (1) extensible
messaging and presence protocol (XMPP) is used for multi-party chatting, voice,
and video calling, (2) advanced message queuing protocol (AMQP) focuses on
message-oriented environments and can support reliable communication using TCP,
and (3) data distribution service (DDS) is a publish–subscribe protocol that can
support real-time IoT applications. Each of these protocols has its own objective
and may perform well in a particular scenario. Thus, application layer protocols can
be reconfigured according to the applications and user requirements.
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2.4 Study of Communication Technologies Through

Use-Case Analysis
We have selected two use cases to study the practical implications of using IoT
devices. The use cases have been selected carefully because of the difference in
their nature, occurrence, dynamic qualities, and the area of coverage. First use
case is on Intelligent Traffic System (ITS) which requires a continuous
transmission of sensor data round the clock, covers a small area, needs short
distance, however, quick response from control station, and is more real time.
Second use case is on IoT for Disaster Management where the area
covered is very wide, communication needs to be long distance, precise, and over
a relatively short period of time. It needs to be triggered as and when required
in time of distress and deals with a more sensitive issue which requires more
human intervention than the first use case. Now, we analyze how the communication
technologies and protocols differ in both the cases.
2.4.1 Use Case 1: Intelligent Traffic System (ITS)
The ITS is implemented using roadside units (RSU) with friction monitoring,
vehicles with environmental sensors, and a database for data transfer through
different platforms. The system is able to collect sensor data from stationary RSU
stations or moving vehicles and store it in the database. The RSU can take images of
the road section with a stereo camera and calculates the road weather type and from
the lookup table, the system estimates the road friction based on the measurements.
The RSU is able to send measurements to vehicles through V2X communication
using cooperative awareness message (CAM) and decentralized environmental
notification message (DENM) and to the database using 3G mobile connections.
Vehicles can communicate through V2X communication using CAM/DEMN with
RSU and other vehicles nearby. In addition, vehicles communicate with the database
using mobile 3G connections.
The database is used to store all the measurements from the vehicles and
RSU. The intelligent traffic system database contains weather information from
environmental sensors combined with data from vehicle sensors. The ITS is imple-
mented by combining RSU and vehicle sensors together with two communication
channels vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V)/vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication
is implemented using IEEE 802.11p communication. Vehicles or RSU can send
CAM/DENM messages to other nearby units/vehicles. One message can contain
the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) position of the sender, the message
type, and an actual message. In the ITS, the message contains weather warnings
together with the position measurement and the friction measurement. The receiver
of the message can calculate its distance to the measurement point and provide a
warning to the driver if any action is needed.
Fig. 2.5 Illustration of intelligent traffic system
In addition to the I2V message, RSU and vehicles communicate through the
database. Some other modes of communication among the vehicles include [34]:
• Dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) provides communications
between the vehicle and the roadside in specific locations (e.g., toll plazas).
• Wireless communication systems dedicated to ITS, vehicles, and traffic telem-
atics will provide network connectivity to vehicles and interconnect them.
Using radio bands requires adequate harmonized standards which are under
development for the bands 5 GHz and 63 GHz.
• Continuous air interface long and medium range (CALM) provides continuous
communications between a vehicle and the RSU using a variety of communica-
tion media, including cellular, 5 GHz, 63 GHz, and infrared links. CALM will
provide a range of applications, including vehicle safety and information as well
as entertainment for driver and passengers (Fig. 2.5).
2.4.2 Use Case 2: Disaster Management
In disaster management, it is apparent that a number of teams and individuals from

multiple, geographically distributed organizations (such as medical teams, civil
protection, police, fire and rescue services, health and ambulance services, etc.) will
2.5 Conclusion 29
Human interaction
Information management infrastructure
Context Decide-and-act Models

Management
Engineering
Upstream from Downstream to
sensor systems target groups
Dedicated
channels
IoT infrastructure
Data acquisition
(Geo-) environment
Fig. 2.6 Illustration of IoT platform for disaster management [36]
be required to communicate, cooperate, and collaborate—in real time—in order to

take appropriate decisions and actions.
The challenges during and after a disaster are many. One of them is that many
small communities do not have the resources, manpower, and expertise to develop a
set of requirements to assist them in managing their activities as they pertain to the
emergency. Along with that, there are huge loopholes in resource management and
communication among the rescue personnel. The combination of social networks
in an IoT environment and its analysis through the use of social network analysis
stands as an interesting approach for dealing with disaster and crisis management
scenarios [35] (Fig. 2.6).
2.5 Conclusion
In this chapter, we provided an overview of two broad types of communication

technologies for IoT networks, i.e., non-cellular communication and cellular com-
munication. Non-cellular communication technologies are profitable and advisable
when the coverage area is less and economical solutions are required. However,
they tend to fail when a larger geographical area has to be covered. Since most of
the devices continue to incorporate cellular features, they are the next big feature
in IoT paradigm. Among cellular modes, 3G has been dominating the scenario;
however, now LTE and LTE-M have come up with their own set of advantages
to makeup for the shortcomings of 3G. The large range of frequencies that the LTE
deals with implies that the LTE radios must be able to jump from one band to another
quickly, which if not shall prove to be a hindrance. LTE is an excellent choice for
the longevity of service with module prices slowly dropping. We also provided a
detailed overview of protocols for IoT networks. Finally, we analyzed two use cases
from the viewpoint of communication technologies and protocols to be used in each
of them.
Chapter 3
Dimension Reduction for Big Data
Analytics in Internet of Things
3.1 Introduction
Internet of Things (IoT) is providing and expected to provide solutions to real-

life problems with an objective to improve quality of life. The key of the IoT is
connectivity of physical objects through the Internet through a wired or wireless
technology. IoT provides a wide range of solutions such as environment monitoring,
intelligent transportation system, e-health, smart grid, smart homes, etc. [19]. The
design of sophisticated IoT solutions and its adaptation is leading to a large number
of IoT devices. According to a forecast by Ericson experts, there will be 29 billion
connected devices by 2022 [37]. These large numbers of devices generate a large
amount of data over the Internet in various different formats such as plain messages,
images, audio, and video. The information obtained from the data collected by
billions of IoT devices can have a significant impact on future living in smart cities
and businesses. The heterogeneous data generated by multiple sources can provide
detailed insights about physical objects, users, and environment.
Some of the key features of IoT include low-power devices, distributed nature,
limited computational power, and heterogeneous data. Considering the low-power
IoT devices, it is challenging to read, write, and process a large volume of data.
Thus, we need efficient and robust methods to deal with a large volume of data with
given constraints on IoT devices. Also, there is a need to integrate heterogeneous
data generated by different types of IoT devices. Lastly, the key information needs to
be extracted from a large amount of data. The analysis of data generated by massive
IoT devices can be done by several different tasks such as dimension reduction,
classification, regression, clustering, outlier detection, etc. [38]. Considering the
features of IoT, we need new algorithms and methods for data analysis in order
to reduce the communication and computation cost for data transmission and task-
specific design change.
In this chapter, we will focus on dimension reduction which consists of various
machine learning techniques to reduce the number of variables. This consists

32 3 Dimension Reduction for Big Data Analytics in Internet of Things
Fig. 3.1 Categories of

dimension reduction Dimension
Reduction
Feature Feature
Selection Extraction
Filter Principal
component
analysis (PCA)
Wrapper
Linear
discriminant
analysis
Embedded
of feature selection and feature extraction as shown in Fig. 3.1 [39]. In feature
selection dimension reduction techniques, the objective is to find a subset from
a multi-dimensional dataset. The key techniques in this category include filter,
wrapper, and embedded. On the other hand, in feature extraction, few dimension
data is extracted from the multi-dimensional data. The techniques included in this
category are principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis.
Mainly, we provide an overview and categories of dimension reduction. We present
several challenges associated with dimension reduction in IoT systems. Also, we
discuss several examples of dimension reductions using different techniques and
approaches. Lastly, we highlight open research issues on dimension reduction in
IoT systems.
Rest of the chapter is organized as follows: Sect. 3.2 provides challenges
associated with the dimension reduction in IoT systems. Section 3.3 presents several
solutions for dimension reduction in IoT systems with examples. Lastly, conclusions
are drawn in Sect. 3.4 and future research issues are highlighted.
3.2 Related Work
In [40], authors proposed a two-layer dimension reduction solution for intrusion

detection in IoT backbone networks. These layers consist of component analysis and
linear discriminate analysis of dimension reduction. Further, authors investigated
two-tier classification module: utilizing Naïve Bayes and certainty factor version
of K-nearest neighbor to identify suspicious behaviors. Authors in [41] proposed
3.3 Solutions for Dimension Reduction in IoT 33
a new approach based on PCA for big data analysis. The proposed scheme can
provide an exact solution when the linear regression approach is used in data
analysis afterward. In [42], authors proposed a crowdsourcing-based framework for
better understanding of the data generated by social users based on IoT. Dimension
reduction reduces the amount of data to be stored as well as the communication cost.
A framework for big data reduction in IoT is proposed in [43] at the customer end.
Authors also presented a business model for end-to-end data reduction in enterprise
applications. In [44], authors proposed a full-view area coverage in camera sensor
networks. It is shown that minimum number full-view area coverage can be reduced
to minimum number full-view point coverage by selecting a particular full-view
ensuring set of points. Authors proposed greedy algorithm and a set-covered-
based algorithm based on the study of geometric relationship between the full-view
coverage and traditional coverage. Authors in [45] presented a solution for real-time
data reduction at the network edge. The proposed solution automates the switching
between different data handling algorithms. Three variants of proposed algorithm
are presented based on perceptually important points concept. An -kernel dataset
concept is proposed in [46] that represent a large information from wireless sensor
networks by a small subset of data. The information loss rate of proposed algorithm
is less than which is an arbitrarily small value. Authors proposed distributed
algorithms (accurate algorithm and the sampling-based approximate algorithm) to
minimize -kernel dataset to save energy and computation resources.
A summary of the related work on dimension reduction in IoT systems is given
in Table 3.1.
3.3 Solutions for Dimension Reduction in IoT
Data analysis becomes hard when there are too many variables involved. There can
be different scenarios which we can come across while doing data analysis such
as:
• We can explore correlation in the variables involved in Big data analysis for IoT.
• We may decide to analyze complete data which needs more computational power
and complexity.
• We need to come up with the methods to find most important variables in data.
As mentioned earlier, dimension reduction techniques are key to get rid of data
with many variables. Dimension reduction refers to the process of converting a set
of data having vast dimensions into data with lesser dimensions ensuring that it
conveys similar information concisely. This can be done by using machine learning
techniques to obtain better features for classification or regression task. For example,
for a dataset of n dimensions, where n is very large in the order of 100s. We
can reduce this dataset to k dimensions, where k < n. The reduced number of
dimensions can be extracted directly through a filtering process. On the contrary,
the dimensions can be reduced by the combination of multiple dimensions such as
Table 3.1 Summary of related work on dimension reduction in IoT systems

Ref. Year Objective Requirements Solution Applications
[40] 2016 To map the Malicious activities Component analysis Security in IoT
high-dimensional within IoT networks and linear backbone network
dataset to a lower is critical for discriminate
one with lesser resilience of the analysis of
features to address network dimension reduction
limitations due to infrastructure module
dimensionality
[41] 2016 Reduce dimension – Modified PCA –
reduction for big
data analytics
[42] 2017 To make full use of Reduces the amount A crowdsourcing- –
the collective of data to be stored based framework for
wisdom of social as well as the better understanding
users based on IoT communication cost of the data
generated by social
users based on IoT
[43] 2016 To propose a Enabling secure data Authors proposed a Enterprises
framework for early sharing lowering the framework for early
data reduction at service utilization data reduction at
customer end and cost preserving customer end
present a business privacy of customers
model for
end-to-end data
reduction in
enterprise
applications
[44] 2016 Minimize the Guarantee the Proposed greedy Camera sensor
number of cameras full-view coverage and set-cover-based networks
of a given region algorithms
[45] 2015 Data reduction of Real time Three variants of Edge computing
time series by proposed algorithm
applying different are presented based
data reduction on perceptually
methods with important points
adding notable delay concept
[46] 2017 Minimize -kernel Represent a large Proposed distributed General for all IoT
dataset information by a algorithms including applications
small subset of data accurate algorithm
and the
sampling-based
approximate
algorithm
weighted averages or new dimensions can be formed. There are several advantages
of using dimension reduction in big data analytics for IoT systems such as:
• Dimension reduction can be helpful to reduce the computational power for data
analysis as well as required storage space.
3.3 Solutions for Dimension Reduction in IoT 35
Fig. 3.2 Redundant dataset

for relation of cm to inches
[47, 48]
x2 (inches)
x1 (cm)
z1
• The communication cost can also be reduced by using dimension reduction in

Big data analytics for IoT systems. Data with fewer dimensions will cost less
communication overhead and existing algorithms can be applied to the fewer
dimension data.
• Data visualization is much more easy with the fewer dimension data. The data
patterns can be observed more clearly.
• Noise reduction.
For the illustration purposes, we provide an example of redundant dataset for
different units of the same attribute, i.e., centimeters and inches for the measure-
ments [47, 48]. This data is highly correlated and we can combine correlation into
a single attribute (Z). Figure 3.2 shows a 2D feature vector (X and Y dimensions).
Both dimensions are providing similar information and can be source of noise when
machine learning algorithms will be applied. Therefore, it is important to convert
2D data as a 1D vector (Z dimension). There are several existing methods to reduce
dimensions such as [49, 50]:
• Random Forest
• Backward Feature Elimination
• Factor Analysis
• Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
3.3.1 Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
In this chapter, we will focus on PCA as a dimension reduction technique. PCA is

the most trendy technique for the linear transformation [51–53]. PCA is used in vast
range of applications such as smart homes, intelligent transportation system, stock
market, etc.
In PCA, a new set of variables called principal components can be derived from
the existing variables in the dataset [54]. These principal components are derived
from the best variation of the main dataset. The projections along the directions of
high variations are retained whereas the directions of low variations are discarded.
The more variety confined to the first component results in more information
available in the component. One of the major objectives of PCA is to detect patterns
in data by detecting correlation among variables. The dimensions can be reduced if
there exists a strong correlation among variables.
The principal component can be found by a linear combination of normalized
of original predictors in a dataset. A principal component is a normalized linear
combination of the original predictors in a dataset. Here, a set of predictors is
considered as S 1 , S 2 ,....,S p . Now, the principal component can be written as C 1 =
Φ 11 S 1 +Φ 21 S 2 +Φ 31 S 3 +.....+Φ p1 S p , where the first component is C1, Φ p1 is the
weight also called loading vector for the first component C1. The sum of all weights
is equal to 1. These weights are defined to set the direction of the first component
along with the more variations in the original dataset. S 1 , S 2 , . . ., S p are predictors
with zero mean and standard deviation one.
Steps of PCA
• Data standardization: It is important to standardize data prior to using PCA since
the principal components are susceptible to the scale of measurements.
• Then, we can find correlation matrix or covariance matrix from which eigenvec-
tors and eigenvalues can be extracted.
• We then need to arrange eigenvalues in descending order. Further, we select k
eigenvectors that represent the largest eigenvalues.
• From the eigenvectors, we can construct the projection matrix M.
• Finally, the original data can be transformed to find k-dimension (reduced
dimensions) via projection matrix M.
Case Study: Iris Data We consider a public iris dataset [55], where the flowers
belong to three different species: setosa, versicolor, and virginica. For each flower,
we have four measurements (in cm): sepal length, sepal width, petal length, and
petal width. The data points are in four dimensions. We applied PCA to this data
to identify the combination of attributes (principal components, or directions in the
feature space) that account for the most variance in the data. Figure 3.3 shows the
plot of different samples on the first two principal components, which show that they
contain most of the information. After calculations, it is concluded that these two
principal components contain 95.8009753615 percent of the original information.
3.4 Conclusion and Future Work 37
Fig. 3.3 PCA of iris dataset to show plot of different samples on the two first principal components
3.4 Conclusion and Future Work
The sophisticated and ubiquitous IoT applications drive the growth of a large
amount of data. It is hard to analyze the data generated by heterogeneous devices
and data can consist of multiple dimensions. Dimension reduction is one of the
key methods to reduce the number of variables in a given dataset. We presented
related work on dimension reduction in IoT systems. We then provided a detailed
discussion of the available solutions for data reduction in IoT systems. The focus is
given to dimension reduction. We presented a case study on IRIS data for better
understanding of the PCA. There are still many open challenges which need to
be investigated. It is important to investigate that how communication cost can be
influenced by the dimension reduction. Also, how communication cost will effect
if data is partitioned vertically. For IoT systems, the number of features can vary
as data comes from heterogeneous devices. New algorithms need to be designed to
deal with the dynamic nature of IoT systems.
Chapter 4
Internet of Things Enabled Electric
Vehicles in Smart Cities
4.1 Introduction
The ubiquity of electric vehicles (EVs) in future smart cities demands efficient
and intelligent charge scheduling techniques. Smart grids, on the other hand, are
equipped with sensors and meters that significantly assist in the supervision and
control of the charge scheduling process. Thus, integrating both EVs and smart grids
in a larger IoT entity can facilitate the vast deployment of EVs towards a green and
intelligent transportation era.
Conventional motor vehicles mostly depend on the energy of fossil fuels. At the
present time, fossil fuels are considered as the worlds’ primary energy resources.
All technological advancements in the fields of agriculture, transportation, industry,
etc., depend heavily on fossil fuels. Global transportation is one of the major sources
of fossil fuel consumption such as gasoline, petrol, diesel, etc. Moreover, fossil fuels
are considered as non-renewable energy resources which may eventually run out in
the near future. Therefore, it is necessary to take serious steps to reserve fossil fuel
resources for a stable energy future. Due to the aforementioned reasons, people are
now moving towards the diversification of energy resources, particularly for daily
transportation needs. According to the US Climate Action Report in 2010 [56],
approximately 28% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the USA comes
from the transportation sector that includes cars, buses, motorcycles, aircrafts, ships,
trains, etc.
Burning fossil fuels is the largest source of GHG due to the emission of carbon
dioxide, CO2 . Moreover, it negatively affects global warming that is impacting the
entire ecosystem on the planet. For instance, there has been a phenomenal increase
in the observed temperature during the second half of the twentieth century, solely
because of the GHG emissions. Furthermore, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide,
and hydrocarbons are released when fuel is burned by the internal combustion
engine (ICE) inside vehicles, and emitted into the atmosphere through the vehicle’s
tailpipe. In addition to the detrimental impact on health, motor vehicle pollution also

40 4 Internet of Things Enabled Electric Vehicles in Smart Cities
Fig. 4.1 Greenhouse gas emissions in Seattle, USA
contributes to the formation of acid rains. Figure 4.1 depicts the GHG emission in
Seattle, USA, and shows that the transportation sector accounts for 62% of GHG
emissions.
One way to significantly reduce the pollution incurred by motor vehicles is
the usage of green EVs instead of conventional ICE vehicles. On the other hand,
electricity is a clean form of energy that can be easily and effectively transformed
from one energy form to another. Nowadays, most researchers focus their intensions
and objectives towards the vehicles driven by electric motors instead of ICEs. An EV
is basically driven by electric energy that is stored in a rechargeable battery (or series
of batteries). Currently, EVs are gaining considerable popularity in many developed
countries. However, EVs are still used in small scale due to the challenges related to
charging efficiency and cost. These challenges can be considerably resolved by the
careful scheduling of EV charging, and placing charging stations along the service
areas. The advantages of using EVs can be summarized as follows:
• Clean Environment: EVs are environmentally friendly and operate without
emitting GHGs that impact the health of humans and other living organisms.
• Economic Performance: EVs, which use electricity for propulsion instead of
fossil fuels, are considered as more economical since the price of electricity is
less than that of fossil fuels.
• Quiet Vehicles: EVs produce less noise and help reduce the noise pollution.
There are many pros and cons to be considered about EVs. For instance, EVs have
faster acceleration but less capability for long distances. Moreover, they produce no
exhaust but, however, require long charging times. Moreover, EVs can offer more
time flexibility in charging and discharging by introducing the concept of vehicle-to-
Grid (V2G). V2G is defined as the capability of returning stored electric energy to
the grid from the vehicle’s battery. In other words, an EV acts as both a controllable
load and distributed storage device. By connecting unused EVs to the electric grid,
4.2 EV Charge Scheduling and Charging Techniques 41
the batteries of these EVs can provide energy during peak load times, and thus
increase the reliability of the grid [57].
4.2 EV Charge Scheduling and Charging Techniques
Charge scheduling (charging and discharging strategies) is essential to avoid grid

congestion. Efficient scheduling ensures proper operation of the distribution system.
The goal of scheduling is to allocate energy from available resources to where the
energy is needed while maintaining the optimal operation of the system without
overloading or congesting the main grid [58]. Therefore, scheduling in smart
distribution systems helps minimize the operational costs by reducing the electricity
bills. Furthermore, smart scheduling plays a significant role in establishing the
intelligent transportation system (ITS), where both communication and computing
meet in vehicles and charge stations to maintain efficient and reliable performance
regarding energy and cost [59]. The central cloud in the Internet of Vehicles (IoV)
paradigm will have a holistic view about energy availability and charging demands
to optimize the charging process in stations and vehicles.
Different types of EVs are available such as the Plug-in EV (PEV), Plug-in
Hybrid EV (PHEV), Hybrid EV (HEV), Sensor Vehicle (SV), Battery EV (BEV),
and Plug-in Electric Train (PET). PHVs and PHEVs are EVs with rechargeable
batteries that provide power to operate the vehicle. These batteries can be fully
recharged by connecting to an external power supply. However, PHEVs have both
ICE and electric motors for propulsion.
The research area of EVs has been extensively studied recently. In [60], a
scheduling scheme is presented to decrease the peak electricity demand and reduce
the electricity bill using SVs and PHEVs. In [61–65], the authors developed tech-
niques for minimizing the peak hour electricity demand by allowing communication
between PEVs and the electric grid. The authors in [66, 67] considered that existing
power infrastructure will be affected by the increase in the number of the EVs. In
[68], the authors introduced a method for achieving maximum fuel economy and
minimizing the environmental pollution using HEVs.
Charging and discharging techniques can be classified as vehicle-to-grid (V2G),
grid-to-vehicle (G2V), vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-home (V2H), and
home-to-vehicle (H2V). V2G describes a system in which plug-in EVs such
as BEVs and PHEVs communicate with the electric grid to exchange services
such as buying or selling electricity from/to the grid with variable charging rates.
Research in this field of study involves several categories of objective functions
regarding charging and discharging. The major categories include maximizing
profit and generating revenue, minimizing cost and power loss, charging station
placement, scheduling of EV charging, minimizing pollution, peak clipping and
valley filling, and V2G power flow. In [57, 58, 69–74], the authors proposed V2G
for discharging EVs through the main grid. Using this technique, customers can
generate revenue by selling power to the grid, and help provide power during
peak hours. In [75], a system architecture is designed for efficient control of load
balancing in EVs at charging stations using V2G technology. In [76], a method for
the optimal placement of charging stations in smart cities using V2V is proposed.
Furthermore, combining wind power generation with V2G technology helps reduce
the intermittency of wind power and lead to more sustainable development [74].
The EVs in a parking garage can be utilized as a dynamic energy storage facility to
compensate for the variability of renewable energy resources [77].
Integrating the massive number of vehicles into the power grid might incur
other issues and challenges. A stochastic model based on queuing theory for
PEV and PHEV charging demands is studied in [78]. This study highlighted the
impact of the large-scale integration of EVs on the power grid. An integrated rapid
charging strategy that considers both traffic conditions and status of the power grid
is introduced in [79]. However, rapid charging could degrade the power system
performance especially during peak hours.
Minimizing the operational cost of EV charging has been considered by several
researchers using different approaches such as scheduling [57], and shifting the
peak load to valley areas where the real-time pricing is low [70]. Moreover, selling
electricity to the power grid using V2G can bring profit to vehicle owners. However,
this requires efficient energy management in regard with available renewable energy
resources [80], operational costs and energy losses [72], and parking lot allocation
[81]. In [70, 82], load management approaches are presented using peak clipping
(i.e., avoiding EV charging during peak hours) and valley filling (i.e., incentives on
charging during off-peak hours). In this manner, customers can generate revenue
by selling power to the grid through discharging their EVs, and using renewable
energy during peak hours. Similarly, during off-peak hours customers get incentives
for charging EVs within a prescribed time limit.
Scheduling algorithms have been proposed to minimize costs and peak electricity
demands by considering the factors of fuel pricing, electricity demand, and vehicle
characteristics [60]. In addition, the accurate placement of charging stations plays a
significant role in improving the performance of EV charging by serving more EVs
in less amount of time [83–85].
4.3 Renewable Energy for EV Charging
The most common renewable energy resources are the wind and solar energy.
However, other energy resources such as the motion of water, the carbohydrates
in plants, and the warmth of the earth can also be exploited to satisfy the energy
demands in a sustainable manner. Future EVs need to be fast in both speed and
charging time. Current technologies allow EVs to be recharged within a couple of
hours. Although this time seems to be short for an EV, it is still very long compared
to traditional vehicles. A fast charging mechanism can be envisioned as follows:
when a car comes to recharge, a robotic system removes the discharged battery
4.4 Smart Distribution Systems 43
from the car and places it on a conveyer belt. This belt takes the battery to an
underground battery recharging unit and replaces it with a fully charged battery.
The whole process is done in a couple of minutes which seems very promising.
Scheduling can be achieved either in a centralized or decentralized manner. The
centralized model for EV scheduling is effective in reducing the total cost and peak-
to-average ratio of load. A decentralized system is the one in which the entry of peers
is not regulated, i.e., any peer can enter or leave the system at any time. However,
in a decentralized system, there is no centralized authority that makes decisions
on behalf of all parties. Instead, each party, also called a peer, makes local and
autonomous decisions towards its individual benefits which may possibly conflict
with other peers. Moreover, peers can directly interact with each other and share
information or provide services.
4.4 Smart Distribution Systems
In real life, a number of constraints are involved in the charging of EVs. Some of
these constraints are listed below:
• Maximum and minimum output power limits
• Grid capacity
• Charging limit in batteries
• State-of-charge (SOC) of the battery and the charging rate
• Intermittent supply of renewable energy resources
To cope with the aforementioned constraints, developing smart scheduling
schemes is essential to dynamically allocate power for EVs taking into account the
charging duration, battery limit, grid conditions, and costs. Moreover, integrating
these constraints in the IoT paradigm will make the entire charging process more
efficient and reliable. In this section, the problem of EV scheduling in smart
distribution systems is presented.
4.4.1 Smart EV Scheduling: A Case Study
The goal of using smart distribution systems is to optimize the scheduling of

EV charging. There is different cost associated with different charging levels. For
instance, the cost of slow charging is very low but, however, takes more time than
other charging levels. Whereas the cost of very fast charging is higher than that
of other charging levels but, however, requires much less time. The difference in
charging times is due to the amount of charging power, i.e., the more the charging
power, the less the time required to charge the vehicle. The system model for EV
scheduling is shown in Fig. 4.2.
Fig. 4.2 Electric vehicles scheduling system model
Different charging levels depending on the desired charging time are listed
below:
• Level 1 (L-1) charging is the slow charging and the vehicle battery is charged
by applying 120VAC/16A for a 1.92-kW charging power using the on-board
battery charger. The charging time required for full capacity is about 10 h [76].
EV charging that takes place at homes can be considered as level 1 charging,
where the charging process is completed during the night.
• Level 2 (L-2) charging is called the standard charging. The vehicle battery
is charged by applying 208V-240VAC, 12A-80A for a 2.5–19.2-kW charging
power using the on-board battery charger. In L-2 charging, the time required to
fully charge an empty battery is 6–8 h. The best implementation of L-2 charging
is at places where the user stays for a long time, e.g., at work.
• Level 3 (L-3) is DC fast charging, where charging is done by applying up to 200A
for a 75-kW charging power using off-board chargers. The time required for fast
charging is about 30 min, whereas the charging price is high [76].
• Level 4 (L-4) is DC very fast charging, where charging is done using up to 400A
for a 240-kW charging power using off-board chargers. The very fast charging
is required at places where the user cannot wait for a long time, e.g., at public
charging stations. The time required for charging is about 15 min with very high
pricing [76].
The time horizon T is divided into discrete time slots (15-min time slot), i.e.,
the time required for charging an EV with very fast charging is 15 min (one time
slot) and the time required for the fast charging is 30 min (two time slots). Similarly,
the time required to charge an EV using average charging is 45 min (three time
slots) and the time required for slow charging is 60 min (four time slots). We always
ensure that the number of time slots is greater than or equal to the number of EVs,
otherwise the solution will not be feasible. The table provides an overview of the
notations used in the problem formulation.
The EV scheduling problem which is a binary integer linear programming
problem aims at maximizing the total profit through the scheduling of slow, average,
4.4 Smart Distribution Systems 45
Notation overview
Symbol Description
T Total time
Nv Number of electric vehicles
cs Cost of slow charging
ca Cost of average charging
cf Cost of fast charging
cvf Cost of very fast charging
ts Time for slow charging
ta Time for average charging
tf Time for fast charging
t vf Time for very fast charging
wi , xi , yi , zi Decision variable wi , xi , yi , zi ∈ {0,1}, ∀ i ∈ {1,2,3,.....Nv }
L−1 Level 1 Charging power 1.92 kW
L−2 Level 2 Charging power 2.5–19.2 kW
L−3 Level 3 Charging power 75 kW
L−4 Level 4 Charging power 240 kW
fast, and very fast charging levels. This problem is quite similar to a knapsack
problem and is an NP-hard (Non-deterministic polynomial time hard). The binary
integer variables wi ,xi ,yi ,zi ∈ {0,1}, ∀ i ∈ {1, 2, 3, ...., Nv } are considered as
the decision variables for the slow, average, fast, and very fast charging levels,
respectively. For instance, if wi is “1,” then the EV is under slow charging, and
if zi is “1,” then the vehicle is charged using the very fast charging level, etc. The
optimization problem is formulated as:
Nv

min : wi c + xi c + yi c + zi c
s a f vf
wi ,xi ,yi ,zi
i=1
Subject to:
C1 : wi + xi + yi + zi = 1, ∀i ∈ {1, 2, 3, ......, Nv } (4.1)

Nv
C2 : wi t s + xi t a + yi t f + zi t vf ≤ T
i=1
C3 : wi , xi , yi , zi ∈ {0, 1},
where cs , ca , cf , and cvf represent the cost of slow, average, fast, and very fast
charging, respectively. Nv denotes the total number of EVs available for charging.
t s , t a , t f , and t vf denote the time required for slow, average, fast, and very fast
charging, respectively. It means that the service provider must ensure that all the
EVs and batteries are charged before that time limit. The objective is to maximize
the total profit as shown in (4.1) by optimally minimizing the cost of charging while
Fig. 4.3 Slot occupancy versus maximum time slot for different charging systems
satisfying all customers. The constraint C1 shows that only one charging level can
take place. C2 ensures that the total charging time should be less than or equal to
the total time T . C3 indicates that variables representing the charging levels can be
either 0 or 1. Assume that we have 10 EVs to be charged. The rates for different
charging levels are as follows:
• For slow charging, 4 time slots costs 1 $
• For average charging, 3 time slots costs 3 $
• For fast charging, 2 time slots costs 4 $
• For very fast charging, 1 time slot costs 5 $
Solving the optimization problem yields the optimal scheduling of slow, average,
fast, and very fast charging for EVs at different time slots as shown in Fig. 4.3. It
is noticed that slot occupancy is high in the case when the maximum number of
available slots is large. On the other hand, slot occupancy is high when the maximum
number of available slots is small. This is because slow charging needs more slots
to complete charging. The result shows the optimal number of slot occupancy for
different charging types for the given number of maximum available slots.
4.5 Conclusion
The world’s fossil fuel supply is diminishing rapidly, and the transportation sector
is one of the major consumers. Further, to make our cities green and pollution-free,
EVs must dominate the transportation sector in the future, and to successfully incor-
porate EVs into the intelligent transportation and IoT systems, optimal scheduling
paradigms need to be developed to ensure optimal charging performance with lower
prices. This chapter presented a scheduling approach to maximize total profit.
Chapter 5
Blockchain Technology for Security
and Privacy in Internet of Things
5.1 Introduction
The Internet of Things (IoT) offers smart solutions by connecting physical objects
through the Internet. The connectivity of IoT nodes can be wired and wireless.
Nowadays, IoT nodes are involved in almost every walk of life with an objective
to improve quality of life. For example, IoT-based e-health solutions are available
and researchers in academia and industry are investigating more sophisticated
solutions. Similarly, IoT-based solutions are available for intelligent transportation
system (ITS), environment monitoring, etc. [19]. The number of IoT devices grows
in number which generates a large amount of data over the Internet. The data
generated by IoT devices is not only critical but also contains sensitive information.
Many advanced communication technologies including cellular networks, ZigBee,
Bluetooth, and cognitive radio networks are used to increase reliability and reduce
delay in IoT systems. Recently, the third-generation partnership project (3GPP)
standardized narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) to support IoT in long-term evaluation
advanced (LTE-A) (as discussed in Chap. 2). The NB-IoT aims to provide low-
rate connectivity for low-power IoT devices with extended coverage [86, 87]. The
architecture of IoT mainly consists of four elements. This includes IoT nodes that
can be a part of ad hoc sensor network, gateways which act as an intermediate device
between IoT nodes and cloud infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, and application
users as shown in Fig. 5.1.
The modern IoT solutions are being adopted rapidly which results in vulner-
abilities, security risks, and cyber-attacks which should be investigated properly
[88]. It is highlighted that “to the extent that everyday objects become information
security risks, the IoT could distribute those risks far more widely than the
Internet has to date [89].” IoT nodes are generally low power and do not have
extensive computational capabilities. Further, IoT nodes are expected to perform
main functionalities of applications. Therefore, traditional security protocols can
be computationally expensive for low-power IoT devices. In addition, most of the

48 5 Blockchain Technology for Security and Privacy in Internet of Things
Applications
City Management
Center
Smart Grid Control

Center
Hospital Emergency
Fire Department
Cloud infrastructure
Fig. 5.1 IoT architecture
existing literature on cyber-attacks is designed for centralized networks which may

not be a suitable option for highly centralized IoT systems [90]. Therefore, IoT
systems require distributed, lightweight, and scalable solutions to prevent from the
cyber-attacks.
The blockchain is the fundamental technology for the Bitcoin (the first cryptocur-
rency system) and is also considered as a candidate solution to address security
issues, cyber-attacks, and privacy concerns in IoT systems [91]. The blockchain
is a database that retains a large amount of data. For example, in case of bitcoin,
the transactions of bitcoin are pushed into a block by users. The block is then
amended with the blockchain once it is full. It uses a process called mining process
in which some nodes attempt to solve a cryptographic puzzle which is a resource
consuming job. Following the mining process, the new block is then appended with
the blockchain. It is a distributed approach where each node in the chain has a
copy of chain. The best thing about blockchain is that its scalable, nodes need to
append to the chain. There are two main elements of blockchain technology: (1) the
actions generated by users in the system (called transactions) and (2) transactions
are recorded in blocks, where it is ensured that the blocks are in correct sequence and
not altered. The blockchain technology has the capability to preserve the privacy of
IoT users in a highly decentralized environment. Further, blockchain technology can
help to specify and enforce different levels of access policies to restrict unauthorized
operations on data generated by IoT devices. Authors in [92] discussed that the
5.2 Literature Review 49
adoption of blockchain for IoT applications can be useful but not a straightforward
process.
In this chapter, we provide a comprehensive survey of existing blockchain-based
solutions for security and privacy in IoT systems. The objective is to provide a
holistic view of blockchain technology for IoT systems. Following are the main
contributions of this chapter:
• The existing literature was carefully analyzed to get a deeper understanding of
research direction in the area of blockchain for IoT systems.
• We highlighted different challenges associated with the deployment of IoT and
blockchain for the IoT systems.
• We present two case studies to investigate the performance of blockchain for IoT
systems.
• We highlight the open research issues in blockchain for IoT systems.
Rest of the chapter is organized as follows: Sect. 5.2 provides an analysis of
existing literature in the area of blockchain for IoT systems. Different challenges
associated with the blockchain for IoT are highlighted in Sect. 5.3. Section 5.4
provides three case studies to investigate the performance of blockchain for IoT
systems. Finally, the conclusion is drawn and open research issues in blockchain for
IoT systems are discussed in Sect. 5.5.
5.2 Literature Review
Security and privacy issues in IoT emerged due to its global growth and continuous
increase of data generated by IoT nodes. Recently, many researchers from academia
and industry show the effectiveness of blockchain for IoT security and privacy. In
[91], authors discussed decentralized approaches for security and privacy in IoT
systems. The focus was given to the smart homes. Authors proposed a framework
based on proposed modified blockchain for smart homes. The proposed scheme
was analyzed in terms of basic security goals, i.e., confidentiality, integrity, and
availability. Simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness of proposed
modified blockchain scheme in the case of smart homes. A multi-layer secure
network model based on blockchain is presented in [93]. The proposed model
reduced the complexity and computation for the use of blockchain for IoT systems
by dividing it into the multi-level decentralized network.
Authors in [94] investigated the prospect of blockchain for the information
distribution in IoT systems. Key security requirements are highlighted and how
blockchain can help to address these requirements are discussed. A design for
information distribution in IoT systems using blockchain is presented to analyze
that how existing security schemes can be made more powerful with the use
of blockchain technology. In [95], authors highlighted several issues including
integrity, anonymity, and adaptability for data management in IoT systems. Also,
many use cases are discussed for the use of blockchain technology to address
highlighted issues, as well as open research issues are pointed out to address
the abovementioned issues in blockchain for IoT systems. A brief overview of
blockchain for IoT is presented in [96]. Authors addressed how blockchain can
address different challenges associated with IoT systems including costs and capac-
ity constraint, deficient architecture, cloud server availability, and susceptibility to
manipulation. Also, it is emphasized that how blockchain can improve the overall
security in the IoT systems.
In [97], a food supply chain traceability system was designed based on hazard
analysis and critical control points (HACCP), the blockchain, and IoT. The objective
was to provide a platform for the members of supply chain securely, transparently,
and reliably. Further, a new idea is presented for large-scale decentralized systems
called BigchainDB. Also, challenges associated with future use of blockchain tech-
nology in advanced food supply chain traceability system are discussed. Authors in
[98] proposed Internet of Smart Things (IoST) by adding features based on artificial
intelligence. IoST uses a blockchain protocol (permission-based) called Multichain
for secure communication among smart things. The choice of Multichain protocol
in IoT systems was mainly because of its low communication cost.
A lightweight blockchain technology-based architecture for IoT is proposed in
[99]. The proposed architecture can reduce the overhead of traditional blockchain
schemes while providing the same level of security and privacy. Authors val-
idated the proposed architecture in a smart home environment to highlight its
effectiveness. It is demonstrated by simulation results that the proposed solution
can significantly drop the packet and processing overhead when compared with
traditional blockchain technology. In [100], authors studied the use of blockchain
technology for better availability and accountability in IoT systems. An overview of
the implementation of the ongoing prototype is provided for better understanding.
In summary, given in Table 5.1, blockchain technology is extensively investigated
in the last couple of years. However, unlike traditional blockchain schemes, we need
lightweight and computationally efficient schemes for incorporation in IoT systems.
5.3 Challenges Associated with Secure IoT Deployment

and Blockchain for IoT
The new benefits offered by blockchain for IoT arrive with some new challenges.
There are many challenges involved in both the secure deployment of IoT and
blockchain for IoT. The objective of security and privacy of IoT systems are
availability, integrity, and confidentiality similar to any communication systems.
Some of the key challenges associated with the secure deployment of IoT systems
include:
• IoT systems are highly fragmented and consist of a variety of protocols and
communication technologies. This makes security and privacy issues very
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Table 5.1 Summary of recent literature on Blockchain for IoT

Ref no. Year Objective Solution Remarks
[91] 2017 To provide a distributed Authors proposed a The proposed scheme was
approach for security and modified blockchain analyzed in terms of basic
privacy for smart homes scheme for smart homes security goals, i.e.,
confidentiality, integrity,
and availability
[93] 2017 To reduce the complexity Authors divided IoT The proposed multi-level
and computation for the systems into multi-level network based on
use of blockchain for IoT decentralized network blockchain technology is
systems based on blockchain a feasible solution for
technology secure IoT network
[94] 2017 To investigate the A design is presented to Authors discussed how
prospect of blockchain analyze that how existing Key security requirements
for the information security schemes can be can be satisfied by the use
distribution in IoT made more power full of blockchain technology
systems with the use of
blockchain technology
[95] 2016 To provide a systematic Many use cases are Three factors are taken
literature review on discussed for the use of into account, i.e.,
blockchain for the IoT blockchain technology to integrity, anonymity, and
address highlighted issues adaptability
as well as open research
issues are pointed out in
blockchain for IoT
systems.
[96] 2017 To check the feasibility of Different challenges in Overall, it is emphasized
blockchain for IoT IoT are highlighted and that how blockchain
systems their potential solutions technology can improve
based on blockchain security in IoT systems
technology are presented
[97] 2017 Design and development Authors proposed food Challenges associated
of food supply chain supply chain traceability with future use of
traceability system to system based in HACCP, blockchain technology in
provide a platform for the blockchain, and IoT advanced food supply
members of supply chain chain traceability system
securely, transparently, are discussed
and reliably
[98] 2017 Design and development Authors used a Multichain protocol
of Internet of Smart permission-based offers low communication
Things (IoST) and use blockchain protocol cost and is a suitable
blockchain technology for called Multichain for choice for IoT solutions
secure communication secure communication
among smart things
[99] 2017 Develop a lightweight The proposed lightweight The proposed architecture
architecture based on architecture was validated offers less overhead in
blockchain technology for for the use case of smart terms of packets and
IoT systems homes processing
[100] 2017 Study the effectiveness of Develop a prototype of It is concluded that the
blockchain for better IoT system for better availability is
availability and understanding significantly improved
accountability in IoT using blockchain
systems technology
Lightweight
Scalability
Architectures
Computation Blockchain Legal

Power for IoT Issues
Optimal
Storage
Design
Fig. 5.2 IoT architecture
challenging. There is a need of standardization for better interoperability which

will certainly reduce the complexity of IoT systems.
• IoT nodes in some applications are physically accessible which makes them
prone to the physical attacks.
• Individual IoT nodes must be secured.
• IoT nodes can join and leave network according to their requirements. This needs
a reliable lightweight authentication protocol for secure communication.
• A minimum level of security must be ensured for global deployment of IoT
systems.
• We need to develop an International privacy standard for global deployment of
IoT systems.
In addition to the challenges with the secure deployment of IoT systems, there are
certain challenges associated with the use of blockchain technology for IoT systems
as shown in Fig. 5.2.
• Scalability: It is important to test existing and design new blockchains for the
scalable IoT systems.
• Lightweight architectures and schemes: Design and development of lightweight
blockchain-based architectures for IoT systems is very important to reduce the
overhead of traditional blockchains. However, the same level of security and
privacy as traditional blockchains must be ensured.
• Computational Power: IoT systems are diverse with the wide range of capabil-
ities. To perform encryption by all IoT nodes may not be possible in practical
5.4 Case Studies 53
scenarios. Therefore, some mechanisms should be devised to perform encryption

using a group of IoT nodes or mechanism which has minimum overhead on IoT
nodes.
• Storage: The blockchain technology is suitable for decentralized IoT systems
because it lacks centralized controller. However, each IoT node needs to store
the ledger which increases in size with the time. IoT nodes may not be capable
to store a large amount of data.
• Optimal design: An optimal IoT system should be designed while considering
blockchain-based security and privacy as a foundation element. This will result
in an optimal design which gives equal precedence to connectivity, computation,
coordination, security, and privacy.
• Legal Issues: The security and privacy standards vary in different countries and
regions. This is a serious challenge for the successful adaptation of blockchain
technology in IoT systems. There is need for standard framework that manufac-
turers can use for providing security and privacy solutions.
5.4 Case Studies
In this section, we will present two case studies which show the significance of
blockchain technology in IoT systems.
5.4.1 Smart Homes
Smart home networks allow homeowners to use resources efficiently. A smart home
can be equipped with a number of IoT nodes and sensors. Similar to the traditional
IoT architecture, smart home architecture consists of: (1) sensors and devices, (2)
communication network, and (3) cloud. In addition to the traditional elements of
architecture, Blockchain-based architecture has local blockchain which is stored
on a resource capable node. The resource capable node is called “miner” and is
also responsible for communication between within and outside of the smart home.
Further, a local storage is there to store ledgers of the blockchain. An analysis is
performed to measure the performance of blockchain technology in smart homes.
An overview of blockchain-based smart home architecture is presented in [91] as
shown in Fig. 5.3. The proposed architecture offers less overhead for low-power
IoT nodes. It also consumes less energy and less time for different transactions
when compared with the traditional blockchain technology. However, the proposed
architecture needs to be tested for other IoT applications. We should come up with
an architecture which is suitable for many IoT applications.
Overlay network Block chain in

Cluster head 3
Cluster head 4
cluster head 1
Block chain in Cluster head 1

Cluster head 2
cluster head 1 User smart User smart Cluster head 5
home 1 home 2
Shared block Shared

chain storage
Shared Overlay
Cloud storage 1 Cloud storage 2

Cloud storages
Smart home
Fig. 5.3 Blockchain-based smart home architecture [91]
5.4.2 Food Supply Chain Traceability System
A traditional food supply chain consists of mainly five members: (1) production, (2)
processing, (3) warehousing, (4) distribution, and (5) retail. Food traceability system
is extremely important for the food safety. Authors in [97] presented a framework
for food supply chain traceability system based on blockchain technology as shown
in Fig. 5.4. It is a decentralized IoT system which uses sensors and communication
technologies to collect and transfer data related to the food items. Each member
mentioned above can add, update, and look at the information about the food item.
Each food product is equipped with RFID tag which gives a unique identity. The
members of this system also have the digital profile which contains information such
as location, role in the supply chain, etc. The data is stored in a blockchain database
which is accessible by each member. The members can register themselves in the
system and after that, each member will have a public and private key. The proposed
framework will provide real-time information about the safety of food products in
a distributed way. The proposed system can significantly enhance the efficiency and
transparency of the food supply chain. This will boost the confidence of end user in
the food industry.
5.5 Conclusion 55
Digital Profile/ Producers

Cryptographic
keys
Authority
Organizations Processors
Registration
Storage
User
Consumers
Product Distributors
with
Tag Retailers
Legend:
Traceability system based
on internet of things, blockchain,
& distributed DBs.
Fig. 5.4 Framework for food supply chain traceability system [97]
5.5 Conclusion
Security and privacy are prime issues for the success of IoT systems. In this chapter,
we presented a comprehensive literature review of blockchain for IoT systems. We
also outlined key challenges associated with the deployment of IoT and blockchain
for IoT systems. We presented two case studies to illustrate the significance of
blockchain for IoT. Despite extensive research on blockchain for IoT in the last
couple of years, there exist several open areas which need to be investigated.
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Index
A Communication technologies
Adaptive cruise control, 10 cellular communication, 22–23
Advanced message queuing protocol (AMQP), disaster management, 17
26 home security and automation, 17
Aeris, 19 non-cellular technologies
AT&T, 23 Bluetooth, 19–21
6LowPan, 19
Wi-Fi, 19–21
B ZigBee, 19–21
Barcelona, 1 power grid systems, 17
Battery EV (BEV), 41 traffic management, 17
BigchainDB, 50 Constrained application protocol (CoAP), 26
Bitcoin, 48 Construction risk, 15
Blockchain technology Continuous air interface long and medium
basic security goals, 49 range (CALM), 28
BigchainDB, 50 Control4, 9
challenges, 49–53 Cooperative awareness message (CAM), 27
cryptocurrency system, 48 Copenhagen, 1
food supply chain traceability system, 50, Copenhagen intelligent traffic solutions
54–55 (CITSs), 10
IoST, 50
multi-layer secure network model, 49
recent literature on, 51 D
smart home, 53–54 Data distribution service (DDS), 26
transactions, 48 Decentralized environmental notification
Bluetooth, 19–21, 47 message (DENM), 27
Bluetooth special interest group (SIG), 23 Dedicated short-range communications
(DSRC), 28
Delhi, 1
C Diabetes Log, 11
Canary, 9 Dimension reduction
Chicago, 1 big data analytics, 34–35
Cognitive radio networks, 47 business model, 33
Communication channels, 17 categories of, 32

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Dimension reduction (cont.) Fourth-generation (4G) cellular networks, 7,

component analysis, 32 23
feature selection and feature extraction, 32 Free Wi-Fi, 2
greedy algorithm, 33 Future Internet, 17
-kernel dataset, 33
linear discriminate analysis, 32
PCA, 36–37 G
reduces storage and communication cost, General packet radio service (GPRS), 7
33 Global navigation satellite system (GNSS), 27
related work on, 33–34 Global positioning system (GPS), 14
set-covered-based algorithm, 33 Global system for mobile communication
two-tier classification module, 33 (GSM), 7
Disaster management, 28–29 Global transportation, 39
Glucose Buddy, 11
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, 39–40
Grid-to-vehicle (G2V), 41
E
E-health, 11
Electric vehicles (EVs), 9 H
advantages of, 40 Hazard analysis and critical control points
charge scheduling and charging techniques, (HACCP), 50
41–42 Helsinki, 1
GHG emissions, 39–40 Home automation networks (HAN), 25
global transportation, 39 HomeSeer, 9
renewable energy, 42–43 Home-to-vehicle (H2V), 41
smart distribution systems Human-to-human (H2H) communication, 24
binary integer linear programming Hybrid EV (HEV), 41
problem, 44–45
knapsack problem, 45
level 1 (L-1) charging, 44 I
level 2 (L-2) charging, 44 IBM, 1
level 3 (L-3) charging, 44 IBM’s Smarter City Challenge, 1
level 4 (L-4) charging, 44 IEEE 1901.2a-2015, 25
notation, 45 IEEE 1905.1a-2014, 25
slot occupancy vs. maximum time slot, IEEE802.15.4 protocol, 19, 20
46 IEEE802.11 standardized Wi-Fi, 20
system model, 43–44 Information screens, 2
time horizon, 44 Instant Heart Rate, 11
V2G, 40 Intel, 1
Electronic medical records, 11 Intelligent traffic/transportation system (ITS),
Energy-consuming unit, 8 9–10, 27–28, 41, 47
Environmental sensors, 2 International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
Ericson experts forecast, 31 23
Ericsson, 19 Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), 23
European Telecommunications Standards Internet of Smart Things (IoST), 50
Institute (ETSI), 23 IoT networks
Extensible messaging and presence protocol communication channels, 17
(XMPP), 26 communication technologies (see
Communication technologies)
processing units, 17
F protocols, 24
First Aid, 11 application layer, 26
5G cellular networks, 25 Bluetooth special interest group (SIG),
Fooducate, 11 23
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ETSI, 23 O
IEEE, 23 Obstacle warning, 10
IETF, 23 OFDMA technology, 23
ITU, 23 Operational risk, 15
network layer, 25–26 Ottawa, 1
oneM2M platform, 23
PHY and MAC layers, 23–25
ZigBee Alliance, 23 P
schematic representation, 18 Paris, 1
sensors, 17 Physical Infrastructure, 10
use-case analysis Plug-in Electric Train (PET), 41
disaster management, 28–29 Plug-in EV (PEV), 41
ITS, 27–28 Plug-in Hybrid EV (PHEV), 41
use cases of, 18 Policy risk, 15
Iris, 9 Power line communication (PLC), 7, 8
Iris dataset, 36–37 Principal component analysis (PCA), 32,
36–37
Processing unit, 17
K Public Wi-Fi, 10
Kyoto, 1
Q
Queuing theory, 42
L
London, 1
Long-term evaluation advanced (LTE-A), 47
Lose It!, 11 R
6LoWPAN, 25 Random access channel (RACH), 24
Low-power IoT devices, 31 Representational state transfer (REST), 26
Low-power wide-area (LPWA), 22 Rio de Janeiro, 1
Low-rate wireless personal area networks Routing, 25
(LR-WPAN), 24
LTE-advanced (LTE-A), 24
LTE-M, 23 S
Savant, 9
Scheduling algorithms, 42
Sensors, 17
M Sensor Vehicle (SV), 41
Market risk, 15 Seoul, 1
Medical wearable, 18 Shanghai, 1
Message queue telemetry transport (MQTT), Siemens, 1
26 Smart appliances, 9
Meter reading, 2 Smart cities
M-health, 11 challenges
Mobile health applications, 11 costs and quality, 14
planning, 11–14
risks, 15
N security and privacy, 14
Naïve Bayes, 33 characteristics of, 2–3
Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), 47 smart economy, 3
New York, 1 smart environment, 4–5
Nokia, 19 smart governance, 4
Notion, 9 smart living, 5
66 Index
Smart cities (cont.) Third-generation partnership project (3GPP),

smart mobility, 4 47
smart people, 4 Toronto, 1
definitions, 1
EVs (see Electric vehicles)
IoT-based solutions, 5–10 U
illustration of, 5 User datagram protocol (UDP), 26
smart grid, 6–8
smart healthcare, 11
smart home, 8 V
transport and traffic management, Vehicle-to-grid (V2G), 40, 41
9–10 Vehicle-to-home (V2H), 41
timeline trend, 2 Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V)/vehicle-to-
Smart economy, 3 infrastructure (V2I) communication,
Smart environment, 4–5 27, 41
Smart governance, 4 Vehicular communication, 18
Smart grid, 18 Vera, 9
Smart home energy management, 8
Smart homes, 18 W
Smart living, 5 WeightWatchers Mobile, 11
Smart meters, 6 Wi-Fi, 9, 19–21
Smart mobility, 4 WiMAX, 7
Smart people, 4 Wind and solar energy, 42
SmartThings, 9 Wink, 9
Wireless mesh, 7
T
Technology risk, 15 Z
Teleconsultants, 11 ZigBee, 7, 9, 19–21, 47
Telemedicine, 11 ZigBee Alliance, 23
Third-generation (3G) network, 7, 22 Z-Wave alliance, 25

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1 Internet of Things for Smart Cities: Overview and Key

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1.2 Characteristics of Smart Cities

Fig. 1.2 Characteristics of a smart city

1.2.1 Smart Economy

1.2.2 Smart People

1.2.3 Smart Governance

Governance can be interpreted as the way a city is internally organized. Each

1.2.4 Smart Mobility

Transportation is probably one of the most important aspects of a city. Residents

1.2.5 Smart Environment

1.2.6 Smart Living

1.3 IoT-Based Solutions for Smart Cities

Fig. 1.3 An illustration of a smart city

1.3.1 Smart Grid

The traditional electrical grids use a hierarchical infrastructure in which electricity

1.3.1.1 Smart Meters

Table 1.1 Available communication technologies for smart grids [12]

1.3.1.2 Communication Technologies for Smart Grids

1.3.2 Smart Home

1.3.2.1 Smart Home Energy Management

Smart homes intelligently manage each device in an energy-efficient manner to

1.3.2.2 Smart Appliances

1.3.2.3 Communication Technologies for Smart Homes

Communication technologies are used to connect devices together in a smart home.

1.3.3 Transport and Traffic Management

1.3.3.1 Electric Vehicles

1.3.3.2 Intelligent Transport System

1.3.3.3 Physical Infrastructure

1.3.3.4 Public Wi-Fi

1.3.4 Smart Healthcare

1.4 Challenges Ahead

Table 1.2 Smart solutions in different world cities

Table 1.2 (continued)

1.4.2 Costs and Quality

1.4.3 Security and Privacy

Table 1.3 Types of risks involved in smart cities

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Fig. 2.1 Schematic representation of IoT network with connected devices

Vehicle Telematics Smart City Agriculture

Fig. 2.2 Use cases for IoT

2.2 Communication Technologies for IoT Networks

2.2.1 Non-Cellular Communication Technologies

Fig. 2.3 Classification of

WiFi Bluetooth ZigBee

3G/4G/5G LPWAN LTE-M

IEEE802.11 standardized Wi-Fi where the foundational premise of Wi-Fi is inter-