Tactile Internet: Next Generation IoT

Tactile internet is a potential, emerging technology that will play a crucial role in the enhancement of the way human senses interact with machines. This paper presents the technology concepts of the Tactile Internet. The requirements are discussed in brief followed by the architecture, emphasizing the Network Design and Mobile Edge Cloud. The applications with respect to the latest innovations revolving around smart cities, haptic applications, and other IoT applications are outlined. Advances in 5G technology are expected to pave the way for ambitious improvements in future communications especially those pertaining to scalability, throughput, capacity, security, and latency. The paper accentuates the impact and applications of the Tactile Internet on the lives of humans in the years to come with the merging of the two technologies and their fusion with Artificial Intelligence.