An overview of IoT based smart homes

Internet of Things is the inter-lacement of devices. By making use of internet, IoT performs the logical operations where it forward data and stores the same in the cloud. i.e, IoT is a internet-based platform and cloud is the part of process. Machine to Machine(M2M) communication is the sub-part of IoT. Currently, the main trend in IoT is to deploy Smart Homes. The characteristics of a smart home are automation, multifunctionality, adaptability, interactivity, efficiency. This work deals with the discussion of various smart homes based up on the IoT Protocols and compare them in line with their automation architecture. Comparisons are done depending up on the hardware components and IoT protocols used in the each system architecture. The idea is to suggest best automation architecture in smart homes based on IoT.