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CPE 306: Internet of Things (IoT) Architecture & Protocols
IoT 4-layer stack, wireless meshes (BLE/Zigbee/LoRaWAN), messaging (MQTT/CoAP/REST), cloud ingestion, and edge telemetry.
Course Overview
IoT 4-layer stack, wireless meshes (BLE/Zigbee/LoRaWAN), messaging (MQTT/CoAP/REST), cloud ingestion, and edge telemetry. Curriculum Structure & Core Modules: • 1. The Internet of Things Paradigm: Smart Cities, Industrial IoT (IIoT), and Medical IoT Ecosystems • 2. Four-Tier...
What You'll Learn
- Deconstruct the four-layer IoT architecture: sensing/perception, network, middleware, and application layers.
- Evaluate low-power wireless networking protocols: Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4), and LoRaWAN.
- Implement lightweight publish-subscribe messaging using MQTT and CoAP protocols with QoS guarantees.
- Connect embedded IoT edge nodes (ESP32) securely to cloud IoT platforms (AWS IoT, ThingsBoard) via TLS.
- Design end-to-end IoT solutions addressing battery longevity, edge data aggregation, and OTA firmware updates.
Requirements
- Completion of CPE 303 and CPE 307.
Degree Programme Curriculum Context
This course is a curriculum unit of the Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Computer Engineering degree framework in Nigeria.
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CPE 306 • 300 Level • Computer Engineering Chapter 1: The Internet of Things Paradigm: Smart Cities, Industrial IoT (IIoT), and Medical IoT Ecosystems — Theoretical Foundations, Mathematical Modeling & System Architecture Course: CPE 306: Internet of Things (IoT) Architecture & Protocols Curriculum: NUC-CCMAS-CPE Accreditation: COREN-CPE-OBE Standard: IEEE/ACM-CE2024 1. Pedagog...
CPE 306 • 300 Level • Computer Engineering Chapter 1: The Internet of Things Paradigm: Smart Cities, Industrial IoT (IIoT), and Medical IoT Ecosystems — Worked Engineering Problems, Design Computations & Simulation Protocols Course: CPE 306: Internet of Things (IoT) Architecture & Protocols Curriculum: NUC-CCMAS-CPE Accreditation: COREN-CPE-OBE Practice: COREN ERM / IEEE Design...
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