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ME-702 (B) RGPV B.Tech

Internet of Things (IT)

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for ME-702 (B)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Internet of Things (IoT) 12 topics
  • Vision
  • Definition
  • Conceptual Framework
  • Architectural view
  • Technology behind IoT
  • Sources of the IoT
  • M2M Communication
  • IoT Examples
  • Design Principles for Connected Devices: IoT/M2M systems layers and design standardization
  • Communication technologies
  • Data enrichment and consolidation
  • Ease of designing and affordability
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Hardware for IoT 8 topics
  • Sensors
  • Digital sensors
  • Actuators
  • Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology
  • Wireless sensor networks
  • Participatory sensing technology
  • Embedded Platforms for IoT: Embedded computing basics
  • Overview of IoT supported hardware platforms such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Beagle Bone, Intel Galileo
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 IoT PROTOCOLS 6 topics
  • IoT Access Technologies: Physical and MAC layers, topology and security of IEEE 802.15.4, 802.15.4g, 802.15.4e, 1901.2a, 802.11ah and LoRaWAN
  • Network Layer: IP versions, constrained nodes and constrained networks, Zigbee
  • Optimizing IP for IoT: From 6LoWPAN to 6Lo
  • Routing over low‑power and lossy networks
  • Application Transport Methods: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
  • Application Layer Protocols: CoAP and MQTT
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Security 16 topics
  • Understanding the risks
  • Modes of attack – Denial of Service
  • Guessing the credentials
  • Getting access to stored credentials
  • Man‑in‑the‑middle attacks
  • Sniffing network communication
  • Port scanning and web crawling
  • Search features and wildcards
  • Breaking ciphers
  • Tools for achieving security
  • Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
  • X.509 certificates and encryption
  • Authentication of identities
  • Usernames and passwords
  • Using message brokers and provisioning servers
  • Centralization versus decentralization
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 IoT Applications 8 topics
  • Home Automation – Smart Appliances
  • Smoke/Gas Detection
  • Smart Parking
  • Smart Lighting
  • Smart Road
  • Health and Lifestyle – Health and fitness monitoring
  • Retail – Smart Payments
  • Case Studies: Smart city streetlights – control and monitoring
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 8 past ME-702 (B) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Internet of Things (IoT) 36 marks
  • Unit 2 Hardware for IoT 32 marks
  • Unit 3 IoT PROTOCOLS 18 marks
  • Unit 4 Security 22 marks
  • Unit 5 IoT Applications 11 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. Discuss the role of Data Analytics in Internet of Things (IoT).

    Asked 2 times: 2024, 2023

  2. Explain security challenges in IoT and enumerate common attacks.

    Asked 2 times: 2024, 2023

  3. Explain the role of MQTT protocol in IoT applications.

    Asked 2 times: 2024, 2023

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