User talk:Gymnogyps/Internet of Things

The advancement of the Internet Protocol from 4 through to 6
Internet of Things is a phenomena of the Internet.

The original article mentions Internet Protocol in three places. First in the Applications section of the article, then in the Unique addressability of things section, finally there is a reference.

Do I have to concern myself with what happened to Internet Protocol 5? No, I don't believe so.

IPv4 used 32-bit addresses, allowing for approximately four billion  (232) unique addresses. IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses, allowing for 340 undecillion (2128) unique addresses. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gymnogyps (talk • contribs) 16:00, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

This original paragraph is very important to overall sense of the article:

Integration with the Internet implies that devices will utilize an IP address as a unique identifier. However, due to the limited address space of IPv4 (which allows for 4.3 billion unique addresses), objects in the IoT will have to use IPv6 to accommodate the extremely large address space required.

The article might be written as follows to convey the concept that each object belonging to or accessible from the Internet of Things needs a unique address associated only with that object.

Feasibility of the Internet of Things Integration with the Internet implies that devices will utilize an IP address as the unique identifier. However, due to the limited address space of IPv4 which uses 32-bit addresses allowing for 232 unique addresses (approximately four  billion unique addresses) objects in the Internet of Things will use  IPv6  which uses 128-bit addresses allowing for 2128 unique addresses (approximately 340 undecillion unique addresses.)

Once the concept of belonging to the IoT or accessible from the IoT is understood to require a unique identifier stipulated here as an IP address then the rest of the article can progress without stumbling over the technology in use, or in development in the present time frame. "Belonging to" and "accessible from" are not completely synonymous, one or the other should be chosen, or a better phrase designated to indicate being of the IoT. Perhaps this is only trivia. 

Integration with the Internet implies that devices will utilize an IP address as a unique identifier. However, due to the limited address space of IPv4 (which allows for 4.3 billion unique addresses), objects in the IoT will have to use IPv6 to accommodate the extremely large address space required. Objects in the IoT will not only be devices with sensory capabilities, but also provide actuation capabilities (e.g., bulbs or locks controlled over the Internet). To a large extent, the future of the Internet of Things will not be possible without the support of IPv6; and consequently the global adoption of IPv6 in the coming years will be critical for the successful development of the IoT in the future.

Integration with the Internet implies that devices will utilize an IP address as the unique identifier. However, due to the limited address space of IPv4 which uses 32-bit addresses allowing for 232 unique addresses (approximately four  billion unique addresses) objects in the Internet of Things will use  IPv6  which uses 128-bit addresses allowing for 2128 unique addresses (approximately 340 undecillion unique addresses.) Objects in the IoT will not only be devices with sensory capabilities, but also provide actuation capabilities (e.g., bulbs or locks controlled over the Internet). To a large extent, the future of the Internet of Things will not be possible without the support of IPv6; and consequently the global adoption of IPv6 in the coming years will be critical for the successful development of the IoT in the future.

The Unique identifier article offers more information on the subject.