AD-604 (A) RGPV B.Tech
Internet of Things (IT)
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Previous Year Papers
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Syllabus, notes and important questions for AD-604 (A)
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Internet of Things – Fundamentals 18 topics
- IoT definition
- Characteristics of IoT
- IoT conceptual and architectural framework
- Components of IoT ecosystems
- Physical and logical design of IoT
- IoT enablers
- Modern day IoT applications
- M2M communications
- IoT vs M2M
- IoT vs WoT
- IoT reference architecture
- IoT network configurations
- IoT LAN
- IoT WAN
- IoT node
- IoT gateway
- IoT proxy
- Review of basic microcontrollers and interfacing
Unit 2 Sensors and Actuators 8 topics
- Definition of sensor
- Basic components and challenges of a sensor node
- Sensor features
- Sensor resolution
- Sensor classes: analog, digital, scalar, vector sensors
- Sensor types, bias, drift, hysteresis error, quantization error
- Actuators
- Actuator types: hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, thermal/magnetic, mechanical, soft actuators
Unit 3 IoT Networking Technologies 12 topics
- Basics of IoT networking
- IoT functional components
- IoT service‑oriented architecture
- IoT challenges
- 6LoWPAN
- IEEE 802.15.4
- ZigBee and its variants
- RFID features and working principle
- RFID applications
- NFC (Near Field Communication)
- Bluetooth
- Wireless Sensor Networks and applications
Unit 4 IoT Communication Protocols 5 topics
- MQTT – methods, components, communication, topics and applications
- SMQTT
- CoAP – message types, request‑response model
- XMPP
- AMQP – features, components, frame types
Unit 5 IoT Platforms, Cloud and Security 7 topics
- IoT platforms – Arduino, Raspberry Pi, other platforms
- Data analytics for IoT
- Cloud for IoT
- Cloud storage models and communication APIs
- Attacks in IoT systems
- Vulnerability analysis in IoT
- IoT case studies – Smart Home, Smart farming, etc.