National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore Campus
Course Name: Internet of Things (IoT) Course Code: CN503
Program: MS(CS) Semester: Fall 2018
Duration: 2 Hour 30 Minutes Total Marks: 40
Paper Date: 1/1/2019 Weight 40
Section: ALL Page(s): 6
Exam Type: Mid Term
Student : Name:_____________________________ Roll No.________________
Instruction/Notes: Attempt questions on this paper. You may use rough sheet but it should not be
attached to this paper as it will not be marked.
Question 1: Choose the best option for the following MCQs and provide your answer in the below
table. Answers outside the table will not be considered. [10 Marks]
MCQ Answer MCQ Answer
1.1 b 1.6 c
1.2 d 1.7 b
1.3 a/c 1.8 a
1.4 a 1.9 d
1.5 c 1.10 d
1.1 _________ allows us to control electronic components
a) RETful API
b) RESTful API
c) HTTP
d) MQTT
1.2. MQTT stands for _____________
a) Message Queue Telemetry Things
b) Message Queuing Transport Telemetry
c) Message Queue Transport of Things
d) Message Queuing Telemetry Transport
1.3 Among the following set of protocols which protocol can be considered ‘lightweight’?
a) MQTT
b) HTTP
c) CoAP
d) XMPP
1.4 Raspberry Pi uses which of the following types of instruction sets/architecture?
a) Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC)
b) Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC)
c) Can be a combination of (a) and (b)
d) None of the above
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1.5 IaaS stands for __________
a) Infrastructure as a Service
b) Infrastructure as a Software
c) Internet as a Service
d) Internet as a Software
1.6 Mobile Cloud applications move the __________ Power and __________ away from mobile
phone and into cloud.
a) Computing and internet
b) Data storage and computing
c) Computing and data storage
d) Internet and computing
1.7 NFC stands for ________
a) Near Fast Communication
b) Near Field Communication
c) Near Field Customer
d) Near Field Connection
1.8 Which category finds an increase in applications targeting health and fitness?
a) Personal IoT
b) Group IoT
c) Community IoT
d) Industrial IoT
1.9 _______ are used to overcome the challenges of managing the resources of the IoT.
a) Clustering
b) Software agents
c) Synchronization techniques
d) Cluster, Software agent, and Synchronization techniques
1.10 Which of the following is NOT an example of Software Defined IoT Network protocol?
a) OpenFlow
b) OpFlex
c) RESTful API
d) CSMA/CD
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For the following question, write/draw neat and clean answers. No credit will be given for an
incomplete or in-cohesive answer. If you make any assumptions, state them clearly.
Question 2:
Depict the 3-layer and 5-layer architectural model prevalent in Internet of Things by
creating suitable diagrams. Also briefly discuss the difference between the respective
models. [5 Marks]
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Question 3:
3.1 Complete the following table by listing examples of (IoT) protocols at the
infrastructure and application layer. [2 Marks]
Application Protocol
(list at least 5)
Infrastructure Protocol Routing
(list at least 1 each)
Network
Link Layer
Physical/Device
3.2 The following set of short questions relate to Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE).
[3 Marks]
3.2.1 Describe the lowest layer of the BLE-stack and the purpose/operation of this layer.
Physical (PHY) Layer which transmits and receives bits.
3.2.2 What is the role of Logical Link Control in the BLE-Stack?
provides multiplexing for data channels, fragmentation and reassembly of larger packets.
3.2.3 Define and explain the difference between Generic Attribute Protocol (GATT) and
Generic Access Profile (GAP).
The other upper layers are Generic Attribute protocol (GATT) which provides efficient data collection
from sensors, and Generic Access Profile (GAP) that allows the application for configuration and
operation in different modes such as advertising or scanning, and connection initiation and
management
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Question 4: Please read the given scenario and accordingly provide solutions to the
follow-up questions. [10 Marks]
Scenario Overview
You have been given the task of designing and IoT-based solution for the sea-food/fishing supply chain
industry. Fish from Karachi harbour are to be transported to distributed ware-housing across the
country before being delivered to points-of-sale (retail shops and vendors) for consumer consumption.
The general schematic is given in Figure 1.
Figure. 1. Producer, logistics, storage and selling of sea-food supply chain
The port/harbour is the producer, distributed warehouses are responsible for logistics and storage
and retailers sell it to consumers. You have been given the following set of requirements to generate an
IoT solution.
1. All fish/sea-food produced needs to be tracked and recorded from producer all the way to
consumer.
2. There should be sufficient security in the solution to avoid tempering of the original product and
retailers selling stale/out-dated sea-food. The consumer should be able to validate the genuineness of
the product.
3. Given the substantial amount of sea-food consumed, the IoT solution should be resource-efficient
and economical.
4.1 At the producer, describe the technical solution(s) possible to cater to the above
requirements. Note: we need to ensure that only genuine and fresh product is sold to the
consumer and the consumer is also able to validate the product/track its history. [1 Mark]
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4.2 Draw a detailed architectural diagram depicting the system workflow as well as the
physical, data link, network, transport/security and application layer protocols that are to
be used for this end-to-end solution at each avenue. [6 Marks]
[Note: If a heterogeneous solution is used then highlight the necessary steps required to
offer compatibility between protocols at each level].
Architectural Diagram (Producer):
Technology Used
Physical Layer:
Data Link Layer:
Network Layer:
Application Layer:
Other:
Architectural Diagram (Warehouse):
Technology Used
Physical Layer:
Data Link Layer:
Network Layer:
Application Layer:
Other:
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Architectural Diagram (Retailer & Consumer):
Technology Used
Physical Layer:
Data Link Layer:
Network Layer:
Application Layer:
Other:
4.3 Assume that due to a security lapse at one of the warehouses, a significant amount of
sea-food has been destroyed while at another warehouse a few containers of the product
are missing. Since, security was a fundamental requirement of your solution, advise the
steps an IoT network administrator/forensic analyst should follow in determining the causes
of these unfortunate incidents. Also discuss the challenges that the investigator may face.
[3 Marks]
4.3.1 Steps of Investigation [Refer to your solution of 4.2]
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4.3.2 Investigation Challenge(s) and Possible Solution(s)
Question 5: Please read the given scenario and accordingly provide solutions to the
follow-up questions. [10 Marks]
Scenario Overview
Lahore development authority has to create an air pollution response center in collaboration with traffic
police. This response center is supported by the Safe City Project, which collects information from IoT
pollution monitoring devices/sensors, and provides it to the city authorities, traffic police as well as the
citizens through their GPS-enabled mobile devices.
Requirement:
1. When congestion and air pollutants are high in certain areas traffic lights are re-configured in real-
time to limit the flow of cars in these parts.
2. Citizens can also view pollution values in city areas and avoid traveling/change routes as
applicable.
3. Historical records of air pollution values need to be stored and made available to authorities to
enable any future prediction models.
You as an IoT engineer have been given the task of designing the above system from scratch.
5.1 Please recommend the communication technologies required to enable efficient
communication among the different stake-holders, i.e. the city municipal authority, traffic
police and user devices according to the given requirements. [1 Mark]
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5.2 Draw a high level/abstract figure of the system described in the scenario. Label the
communication links, system/devices, nodes, protocols, etc. based on your
recommendations answered in 5.1. [4 Marks]
[Note: If a heterogeneous solution is used then highlight the necessary steps required to
offer compatibility between protocols at each level].
5.3 Suppose that the system was initiated with 1150 IoT sensor nodes across the entire city.
However, due to the success of the project, the city authority has decided to expand the
scheme to include additional rural areas around the city. This requires an addition of further
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650 pollution monitoring nodes. What scalability measures have you considered in
expanding the already designed system. [3 Marks]
5.4 Can the IoT pollution sensors employ off-the-shelf Arduino or Raspberry Pi based
solutions? If so what would be the optimal choice in terms of hardware specification,
connectivity requirements and the Operating System to be used? Justify your answer.
[2 Marks]
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