A Systematic Mapping Study on Internet of Things Challenges

The challenge of developing IoT-based systems has been found to be a complex problem. It is influenced by number of factors: heterogeneous devices/resources, various perception-action cycles and widely distributed devices and computing resources. Increasing complexity and immaturity to deal with it have resulted in growing range of problems and challenges in IoT development. This paper identifies essential IoT-related challenges by conducting a systematic mapping study of existing IoT literature. To this end, we distil information with respect to IoT-related: 1) challenges, 2) experimental studies, and 3) recommendations for future research. We then discuss our findings in order to understand better the general state of IoT research, potential gaps in research, and implications for future research.