The Evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Networks:: From Inception to Intelligent Edge Computing

Elpitiya Badalge Don Sanjaya Samudra; Yasas Chamod Chamalka Liyanapathiranage; Marasinghe Achchige Sithum Dineth Prabhashwara; Weihenage Don Pasindu Buddhima; Ranathunga Gamaralalage Thiran Ranthila Ranathunga; Maheshika Medhavi Vindya Senanayake

doi:10.56394/aris2.v6i1.93

Authors

Elpitiya Badalge Don Sanjaya Samudra University of Sri Jayewardenepura https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6837-1824
Yasas Chamod Chamalka Liyanapathiranage University of Sri Jayewardenepura https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6920-3075
Marasinghe Achchige Sithum Dineth Prabhashwara University of Sri Jayewardenepura https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5916-4612
Weihenage Don Pasindu Buddhima University of Sri Jayewardenepura https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3382-8087
Ranathunga Gamaralalage Thiran Ranthila Ranathunga University of Sri Jayewardenepura https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6179-7429
Maheshika Medhavi Vindya Senanayake University of Sri Jayewardenepura https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2714-9362

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56394/aris2.v6i1.93

Keywords:

Internet Of Things, Smart Networks, Edge Computing, 5G/6G, Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) is used in different fields like healthcare, agriculture, transportation, etc. Alongside, it investigates the Software-Defined-Networking (SDN), 5G/6G, edge computing, and other novel technologies and their impact on smart networks in terms of the performance, scalability, and operational intelligence of IoT systems. Therefore, this paper presents a timeline of milestones in history, beginning with early-stage Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication and tracing the evolution to sophisticated edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) and technological growth related to IoT and smart networks. A discussion of the data processing architecture of IoT with sensor technology, challenges faced in modern applications, the analysis of current gaps in research related to smart developments, emerging trends in IoT, and future directions is also explored in this study.

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