The application of the Internet of Things in industrial scenarios is still very extensive. It should be noted that industrial scenarios refer not only to production factory scenarios, but also to some sub-scenarios in power, transportation, and other scenarios. For example, smart meter, smart power distribution, smart transportation, etc., also have the presence of industry in these scenes.
The Challenges of the Internet of Things in the Industrial Field, and the challenges faced by the Internet of Things in the industrial field mainly include the following four points:
The environment in industry is very harsh, as there may be high or low temperature scenarios, which requires IoT devices to be able to withstand high or low temperatures. For example, in industry, the requirement is -40 degrees Celsius to 70 degrees Celsius.
The equipment should also be able to prevent dust and water, and resist electromagnetic interference. In strong electrical environments like power plants, electromagnetic interference is very serious, and particularly strong electromagnetic interference can affect normal communication between devices. However, these requirements are completely beyond the reach of enterprise level routers.
There are many devices in industry, and different devices have different interfaces and protocols, so it is necessary to have a device that can adapt to all these protocols and interfaces in industry. Another issue is network security. As a company, there must be trade secrets that need to be kept confidential from outsiders. Although most companies use private networks, there is also a risk of malicious attacks from internal employees within the company. So network information security is also an issue that needs to be taken seriously in the industrial field.
Finally, there is the issue of operation and maintenance, as there are many terminal devices below, and the more terminal devices there are, the higher the complexity of operation and maintenance. But if there is a problem, it is not possible to always find external professional maintenance personnel to repair it, because the cost would be too high. Therefore, there must be a simple system that is easy for operation and maintenance personnel to use to reduce the complexity of their work and reduce the cost of company operation and maintenance. So the above are some of the problems encountered by the Internet of Things in the industrial field.