A comparative study of open-source IoT middleware platforms.
Abstract: This is a comparative study of open-source IoT middleware platforms with the main focus on scalability and reliability. An initial evaluation of available open-source IoT platforms resulted in Kaa and Node-RED being the focus of this thesis. To further analyse the platforms, they were both subjected to testing with three real-world scenarios. The chosen scenarios were a remote-controlled LED, a chat application and a data transmitting sensor. Prototypes were developed for each scenario using a range of programming languages and devices like Raspberry Pi, Android and ESP8266.According to the tests Node-RED has better performance on a single server. It also scales better with the possibility to communicate with external APIs directly unlike Kaa which would require a gateway. Despite these factors, Kaa proved to have better overall scalability and reliability with its built-insecurity and device discovery, it also supports clustering and should prove better in larger environments.
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