Choosing the Right Wireless Protocol for Your IoT Application | Electronic Design
For developers and engineers, one of the first and most important questions when creating a new IoT application is the choice of wireless protocol. With a broad range of options to choose from, developers must consider the requirements of their application with regard to range, cost, security, and energy consumption.
While there’s a vast number of options for wireless protocols, a select few have emerged as the most popular and consequential technologies for the development of IoT applications. Based on attractive combinations of usability, cost, and performance, these five protocols represent the leading choices in IoT development. Choosing the right protocol in a given situation is key to an application’s success or failure, as an unsuitable wireless technology can cripple key aspects of the application’s performance and render it unusable.