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Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) is a distributed network of smart sensors that enables precise control and monitoring of complex processes over arbitrary distances. The concept of Internet of Things ... is that every object in the Internet infrastructure is interconnected into a global dynamic expanding network. In what's called the Internet of Things, sensors actuators embedded in physical objects-from roadways to pacemakers-are linked through wired and wireless networks, often using the same Internet Protocol (IP) that connects the Internet.
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