Title: Applications, merits and demerits of WSN with IoT: a detailed review

Authors: Mantripragada Yaswanth Bhanu Murthy; Anne Koteswararao

Addresses: Electronics and Communication Engineering, Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology, Guntur, 522508, Andhra Pradesh, India ' Computer Science Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: This paper provides an in-depth survey of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) and the Internet of Things (IoT). It explores the diverse applications of IoT and WSN in healthcare, agriculture, transportation, automation, etc. The paper provides the various merits and demerits of IoT and WSN technologies. It also investigates the research work exploiting both IoT and WSN technologies for distinct applications and describes the various advantages of integrating these technologies. The paper provides a comparative study of explored applications based on common performance metrics, publication year, technologies used and results achieved. Through exploring the diverse applications, strengths and weaknesses of IoT and WSN systems, this paper offers thorough knowledge on IoT and WSN technologies to readers, encouraging better and more applications exploiting WSN with IoT.

Keywords: IoT; Internet of Things; WSNs; wireless sensor networks; applications; smart devices; monitoring systems.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAACS.2024.135941

International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems, 2024 Vol.17 No.1, pp.68 - 88

Received: 16 Aug 2021
Accepted: 05 Jan 2022
Published online: 10 Jan 2024 *

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