..................................................................................................................................... II PREFACE ........................................................................................................................................ III ACKNOWLEDGMENT ..................................................................................................................... IV TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... V LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................ IX LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................................. XI ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................... XII CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 ASSIGNMENT ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 MOTIVATION ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 METHODOLOGIES ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.5 REPORT OUTLINE .............................................................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 2: INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) ......................................................................................... 7 2.