Table 2.
Application area | Characteristics | Technologies | Services | Security/risks/challenges |
---|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare 4.0 [4] |
Wearable devices, IOT of medical devices |
Data analytics on patient’s data |
Telemedicine, Robotic surgery, Mobile health |
The accuracy of sensors and other monitoring devices is a big challenge as it determines the medication level |
Manufacturing unit |
Smart machines like robots, Smart product |
Machine to machine communication |
Autonomous machines in production process, Self-organizing capability of smart machines, Detection and management of industrial hazards, Node failure detection through similarity ie pattern matching |
Delays above some threshold value lead to disruption of manufacturing cycle Malfunctioning of nodes |
Smart home |
Cameras, temperature sensors Smart televisions, smart locks, smart lights, smart switches and smart meters |
Remote controlling of home devices |
Reduce power consumption, Detect and classify safety hazards, Remote health management and emergency services |
Attack on privacy of residents by gathering data like user initiated and device actions Local network attacks by bringing devices close to vicinity of home |
Smart vehicles Autonomous |
Cameras, sensors, Vehicle states | Sensing technology for obstacle detection, Navigation trajectory under control of software, Prediction mechanism to determine motion of other vehicles, Proactive mechanisms for fault detection and management |
Stable vehicle movement with continuous monitoring of vehicle health, Lane detection and emission control mechanisms |
Software defects Difficulty in integration of diagnostic tools in framework |
Smart grid [24] |
Power line, Communication line, Sensors, Actuators, Smart meters |
Remote control and monitoring of electrical components in grid, Distributed energy resources act as microgeneration units, Distributed renewable energy generation Big data analytics on power generated and usage, Prediction and recommendation using machine learning techniques |
Reliable delivery of power with energy storage at large scale, Energy conservation with reduced loss and greenhouse emissions |
Vulnerable to cyberattacks affecting public life due to dependency on power for running of appliances at home and equipment in professional sector |