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The Things in IoT: Sensors and Actuators

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What are the "Things" in the Internet of things? This chapter presents the main requirements for “Things” to be part of an IoT network. It also discusses sensors, RFID and video tracking.

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  1. Cisco Systems, San Jose, California, USA

    Ammar Rayes

  2. Cisco Systems, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Samer Salam

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Rayes, A., Salam, S. (2017). The Things in IoT: Sensors and Actuators. In: Internet of Things From Hype to Reality. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44860-2_3

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