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CoAPing up with IOT

Internet of Things (IOT)  has been called the Third Wave in information industry following the computer and the Internet. There are hundreds of protocols supported by IoT. Of the many protocols, wireless protocols play an important role in IoT development.  IOT is represented as a global network which intelligently connects all the objects no matter devices, systems or human, it is with self-configuring capabilities based on standard and interoperable protocols and formats. IoT needs to integrate various sensors, computer and communication equipment, which are using different communication protocols. Wireless Protocols are mainly used in three layers, which are PHY/MAC layer, Network/Communication layer and Application layer. Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is one of the latest application layer protocol developed by IETF for smart devices to connect to Internet. As many devices exist as components in vehicles and buildings with constrained resources, it leads a lot of