TELE 6510 — Fundamentals of the Internet of Things

4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonOnlineToronto, CanadaLive CastTraditionalVideo Streaming

Explores the foundations of and technologies involved in the Internet of Things (IoT). Topics include machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and its relationship with IoT. Examines fundamental components of the IoT architecture reviewing industry standards. Presents a large array of case studies. Discusses the fundamentals of data networks with a focus on different wireless technologies relevant to IoT, including the latest developments in IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.4, and BLE, as well as network layer protocols such as 6LoWPAN that are critical to the deployment of wireless IoT networks. Discusses a range of IoT application protocols, especially MQTT, CoAP, and AMQP. Also explores IoT security and privacy considerations and identification mechanisms for IoT devices. Introduces wireless sensor networks and routing protocols for wireless networks.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20232287040%21.0
Spring 20242185036%16.0
Fall 20242217030%24.5
Spring 20252125024%19.0
Fall 2025297013%30.5
Spring 202622703%34.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 16% · T 1% · W 0% · Th 36% · F 23%

Common patterns: R (36% of sections), S (24% of sections), F (23% of sections), M (16% of sections), T (1% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

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