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| en:iot-reloaded:iot_system_design_challenges [2024/11/30 12:34] – [User Acceptance and Adoption] ktokarz | en:iot-reloaded:iot_system_design_challenges [2025/05/13 10:33] (current) – [IoT System Design Challenges] pczekalski | ||
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| ====== IoT System Design Challenges ====== | ====== IoT System Design Challenges ====== | ||
| - | The Internet of Things | + | The Internet of Things transforms industries, lifestyles, and economies by enabling interconnected devices to collect, share, and act on data. However, its rapid expansion is accompanied by significant technical, economic, and societal challenges. Below, we delve deeper into these issues, exploring their nuances and potential mitigation strategies (figure {{ref> |
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| ===== Energy and Sustainability Issues ===== | ===== Energy and Sustainability Issues ===== | ||
| - | With billions of IoT devices deployed globally, the energy demands and environmental impact | + | With billions of IoT devices deployed globally, the systems' |
| **Energy and Environmental Challenges** | **Energy and Environmental Challenges** | ||
| **1. Massive Energy Demand:**\\ | **1. Massive Energy Demand:**\\ | ||
| - | IoT devices, networks, and data centres collectively require substantial energy | + | IoT devices, networks, and data centres collectively require substantial energy, increasing their carbon footprint. |
| **2. Sustainability Concerns:** | **2. Sustainability Concerns:** | ||
| - | * The production, operation, and disposal | + | * IoT devices' |
| * Data transmission and processing in cloud systems further exacerbate energy consumption. | * Data transmission and processing in cloud systems further exacerbate energy consumption. | ||
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| * Lack of standardised protocols leads to fragmented ecosystems, making device integration complex and costly. | * Lack of standardised protocols leads to fragmented ecosystems, making device integration complex and costly. | ||
| - | * Scalability issues arise when expanding networks, particularly | + | * Scalability issues arise when expanding networks, particularly |
| **Solutions** | **Solutions** | ||
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| * Implementing modular designs that simplify network expansion. | * Implementing modular designs that simplify network expansion. | ||
| - | ===== Regulation, | + | ===== Regulation, |
| The absence of universal IoT standards impedes collaboration and innovation while increasing security vulnerabilities. | The absence of universal IoT standards impedes collaboration and innovation while increasing security vulnerabilities. | ||
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| **Steps Forward**\\ | **Steps Forward**\\ | ||
| - | * Collaborative efforts by organizations | + | * Collaborative efforts by organisations |
| * National and international regulations to enforce compliance, protect consumer rights, and foster interoperability. | * National and international regulations to enforce compliance, protect consumer rights, and foster interoperability. | ||
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| **Security Concerns**\\ | **Security Concerns**\\ | ||
| * Inadequate security mechanisms in low-cost devices expose them to attacks like data breaches, botnets, and device hijacking. | * Inadequate security mechanisms in low-cost devices expose them to attacks like data breaches, botnets, and device hijacking. | ||
| - | * The interconnected nature of IoT systems amplifies risks, as a single compromised device can jeopardize | + | * The interconnected nature of IoT systems amplifies risks, as a single compromised device can jeopardise |
| - | * Integrating strong security mechanisms in IoT is very challenging due to hardware constraints. | + | * Integrating strong security mechanisms in IoT is challenging due to hardware constraints. |
| * Some manufacturers ship devices without adequate security mechanisms, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks. | * Some manufacturers ship devices without adequate security mechanisms, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks. | ||
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| ===== Cost Issues ===== | ===== Cost Issues ===== | ||
| - | High costs of design, deployment, and maintenance can discourage IoT adoption, particularly among smaller | + | High design, deployment, and maintenance |
| **Balancing Cost and Quality**\\ | **Balancing Cost and Quality**\\ | ||
| - | * Cheaper devices often compromise | + | * Cheaper devices often compromise quality and security, |
| * Strategies to lower costs without sacrificing essential features include economies of scale, open-source solutions, and government subsidies. | * Strategies to lower costs without sacrificing essential features include economies of scale, open-source solutions, and government subsidies. | ||
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| * Highlighting ROI and long-term benefits to stakeholders. | * Highlighting ROI and long-term benefits to stakeholders. | ||
| - | The potential of IoT to revolutionise industries and improve quality of life is immense. However, its growth | + | The potential of IoT to revolutionise industries and improve quality of life is immense. However, its growth |
