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joined application can be developed in the oce spaces of both organizations which will be

responsible for all the communication between the two entities.

In IBM’s IoT infrastructure each device maintains its own link with the internet, though

typically they are unable to initiate communication with each other automatically; instead, they

take input from applications and respond accordingly. These devices carry a unique token for

identification and authentication purposes. Moreover, each of these devices require their own

registration with the framework before they are allowed to function in the network. Watson IoT

framework classifies devices under two metrics:

• Managed devices: Those equipment that come up with their device management

agent—an agent which enables devices to use the Device Management Protocol to

communicate with Watson IoT Platform Device Management Service.

• Unmanaged devices: Those equipment that do not carry their own device management

agents; however, they can still communicate with Watson IoT for two-way transmission

of commands and events, though they are unable to do the following:

• Execute operations related to device management.

• Forward requests for device management.

Kaa

Kaa is an IoT framework which has been especially designed for the enterprises.

The framework is founded on the latest cloud-native architecture and boasts a number of

features.

loT Devices

loT Registration

Service

App ID

Watson loT Platform Analytics

Hyperledger Fabric

Node-Red

Mobile AppSample AppCustomer Systems

- Client-Side Sytems

- Sample Flows

- Register Appliances

- Simulate Appliances

BM Blockchain

IBM Cloud

loT Blockchain Service UI

loT Blockchain Service

Watson loT Platform Service

- Application registration

- Recent Events

- Historian Data

- Historian Data Archival

- Data Warehousing

- Historial Analytics

- Analytical Strorage

- Application Connector

- Register Appliances

- Devices Usage Data

- Connect Devices

- Real-Time Analytics

- Visualization

- Device Management

- Connect

- Explore

- Services Status

- Plan Information

- User Management

- Fabric Definitions

- Routes

- Notifications

- Connectivity

- Information Management

- Real-Time Analytics

- Risk and Security

Management

- Appliance Simulator

- Starter API

- App Portals

- Node-RED

- Social Authentication

- KPI Functions

- Derived Metrics

- Routes and Mappings

- Notifications

- loT Consumer mapping

Mobile App

Watson loT Platform Dashboard

Watson loT Platform Services

Dashboard

Event Streams

Cloudant

®NoSQL DB

Cloud Object Storage

Secure Gatewav

Starter*

Analytics

Admin

App Developer Architect

Admin User

Consumers

Db2®Warehouse on Cloud

(Data Lake)

Are IBM Watson’s other services such as text to speech and visual recognition are

compatible with Watson IoT? If so, which are the ones?

Flash Question

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Some of these features are:

• Connectivity: Kaa utilizes standard protocols to establish a connection between various

components of IoT. Encryption is applied on all channels to maximize the security factor.

• Device management: Used to monitor devices according to their credentials. A register

of digital twins is kept while all equipments are organized in groups.

PORTABLE BLUEPRINTS

APPLICATION VERSIONING

FREDOM OF DEPLOYMENT

SCALABLE, ELASTIC, SELF-HEALING

MODULER, CUSTOMIZABLE

OPEN IOT PROTOCOLS

WD

Web Dashboard

WSTS

WebSocket

Time-Series

EPTS

Endpoint

Time-Series

OTAO

OTA

Orchestration

CMX

Configuration

Management

CMX

Configuration

Management

EPL

Ep Lifecycle

CM

Credential

Management

KPC

Kaa Protocol

Communication

Client & Endpoints

Cex

Command

Execution

EPMX

EP Metadata

DCX

Data Collection

Extension

ECR

Ep Configuration

Repository

WSEMM

WebSocket Ep

MetaData

RCI

REST

Command

Invocation

EPR

Ep Register

Rest

Nats

WebSocket

1/KP/MQTT

Transportation

Transportation

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