Network Protocols, Schemes, Mechanisms for Internet of Things (IoT): Features and Open Challenges

Internet of Things constitutes the next step in the field of technology, bringing enormous changes in industry, environmental care, medicine, water, and urban development. Various challenges are to be met in forming this vision, such as technology relation issues, security and data confidentiality requirements, and last the development of energy efficient management systems. In this paper, we explore existing networking communication technologies for the Internet of Things, with emphasis on encapsulation and routing protocols. The relation between the Internet of Things network protocols and the emerging Internet of Things applications is also examined. A thorough layer-based protocol taxonomy is provided, it is also used for addressing the recent Internet of Things requirements and applications. After comparing to other survey and tutorial works, it is thorough presentation of the inner schemes and mechanisms of the network protocols subject to IPv6. Compatibility, interoperability, and configuration issues of the existing and the emerging protocols and schemes are discussed based on the recent advancement of IPv6. Also, open networking challenges such as security, scalability, mobility, and energy management are presented in relation to their corresponding features. Lastly, the trends of the networking mechanisms in the Internet of Things domain are discussed in detail, highlighting future challenges. Citation: Amanpreet Kaur. "Network Protocols, Schemes, Mechanisms for Internet of Things (IoT): Features and Open Challenges." Global Research and Development Journal For Engineering 5.7 (2020): 58 - 77.