Anu_T
May 29, 2020, 2:26pm
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What is the difference between a wireless sensor network (WSN) and the Internet of Things(IoT) network?
Dom
May 29, 2020, 6:24pm
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I would recommend reading more into these as asking for a detailed explanation or even a very brief explanation here will probably not result in many replies for such general questions. Honestly the difference seems negligible to me.
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Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) refer to networks of spatially dispersed and dedicated sensors that monitor and record the physical conditions of the environment and forward the collected data to a central location. WSNs can measure environmental conditions such as temperature, sound, pollution levels, humidity and wind.
These are similar to wireless ad hoc networks in the sense that they rely on wireless connectivity and spontaneous formation of...
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The Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects (or groups of such objects) with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communications networks. Internet of things has been considered a misnomer because devices do not need to be connected to the public internet, they only need to be connected to a network and be individually ad...
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system
June 28, 2020, 6:24pm
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