MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport)
🧩 Use: Lightweight messaging protocol for small sensors and mobile devices, optimized for high-latency or unreliable networks.
🌟 Example: Used for communication between edge devices and central systems.
OPC UA (OPC Unified Architecture)
🧩 Use: Standard for data exchange in industrial automation, offering interoperability between devices and systems from different manufacturers.
🌟 Example: Used for communication between PLCs, SCADA systems, and MES.
Modbus
🧩 Use: Simple and widely used protocol for communication among various devices, primarily in industrial applications.
🌟 Example: Used for connecting various devices like sensors, actuators, and controllers.
PROFINET
🧩 Use: Industrial Ethernet standard for real-time data exchange between controllers and devices.
🌟 Example: Used for automation applications requiring fast and reliable communication.
EtherCAT (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology)
🧩 Use: High-performance Ethernet-based protocol for real-time control in industrial automation.
🌟 Example: Used in applications requiring precise synchronization, such as robotics and motion control.
DNP3 (Distributed Network Protocol)
🧩 Use: Communication protocol used between components in process automation systems, especially in utilities like water and electric companies.
🌟 Example: Used in SCADA systems to communicate with RTUs and IEDs.
LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network)
🧩 Use: Low-power, wide-area networking protocol designed to wirelessly connect battery-operated things to the internet in regional, national, or global networks.
🌟 Example: Used for long-range communication in smart cities, agriculture, and industrial applications.
CAN (Controller Area Network)
🧩 Use: Robust vehicle bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other without a host computer.
🌟 Example: Used in automotive applications and industrial automation for real-time data exchange.
AMQP (Advanced Message Queuing Protocol)
🧩 Use: Open standard application layer protocol for message-oriented middleware, designed for business messaging.
🌟 Example: Used in IoT applications for reliable, secure messaging between devices and systems.
