IoT Infrastructure Requirements

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IoT Use Case & Business Context

IoT application type? (industrial monitoring, smart city, healthcare, agriculture, retail)
Business objectives? (cost reduction, efficiency, new revenue streams, compliance)
Industry regulations? (FDA for medical, FCC for communications, industry-specific)
Geographic deployment scope? (single facility, multi-site, global)
Project timeline and phases?
ROI expectations and success metrics?

Device & Sensor Information

Number of devices? (current and projected growth)
Device types? (sensors, actuators, gateways, edge devices)
Device capabilities? (compute power, memory, storage, battery life)
Device connectivity? (WiFi, cellular, LoRaWAN, Zigbee, Bluetooth)
Device lifecycle? (deployment duration, replacement frequency)
Device management requirements? (remote updates, configuration)

Data Collection & Telemetry

Data types collected? (temperature, pressure, location, images, video)
Data frequency? (real-time streaming, periodic batches, event-driven)
Data volume per device? (bytes, KB, MB per transmission)
Total expected data volume? (per day, month, year)
Data quality requirements? (accuracy, completeness, timeliness)
Historical data retention needs?

Connectivity & Communication

Communication protocols? (MQTT, HTTP/HTTPS, CoAP, proprietary)
Network connectivity? (cellular, WiFi, satellite, wired)
Bandwidth requirements per device and aggregate?
Intermittent connectivity handling? (store and forward, buffering)
Security protocols for device communication?
Network topology? (star, mesh, hierarchical)

Edge Computing Requirements

Edge processing needs? (filtering, aggregation, ML inference)
Edge device specifications? (AWS IoT Greengrass, custom hardware)
Local storage requirements at edge?
Edge-to-cloud synchronization needs?
Offline operation requirements?
Edge security and device management?

Scalability & Performance

Expected device growth rate?
Peak data ingestion requirements?
Latency requirements? (milliseconds, seconds, minutes)
Geographic distribution of devices?
Seasonal or cyclical usage patterns?
Auto-scaling requirements for data processing?

Cost Optimization

Data transfer cost considerations?
Device connectivity cost management?
Storage tiering strategy? (hot, warm, cold, archive)
Reserved capacity planning?
Cost allocation and chargeback requirements?
Budget constraints and cost optimization priorities?