- [Instructor] Complexity and standards
are also considered as one
of the IoT potential challenges.
Complications with an IoT ecosystem
can be found in the design,
deployment and maintenance of devices due
to the fact that IoT systems include the use
of multiple technologies
and large set of components.
Complexity can also include the variety
of user requirements and preferences.
The fourth challenge within an IoT ecosystem
is interoperability and standards.
Interoperability is the flexibility
of an IoT system to integrate easily with another system,
without conflict due
to the different heterogeneous IoT protocols.
In a fully interoperable environment,
any IoT device would be able
to connect to any other device or system
and exchange information as desired.
Standardization helps make it easier
for devices to talk to each other.
The first challenge when it comes to standardization
is that some device manufacturers limit
their interoperability of the devices
and components within the same manufacturer
and that makes the communication part quite difficult
to be applied
if these products were used with different vendors.
Another challenge is that due
to the globally competitive market,
some IoT device manufacturers try
to get ahead and take advantage
by bringing a product to the market quickly
without having the proper standards in place.
And this has a big effect on interoperability
as the lack of standards and documentation
can affect the design process
in the application of the device.