1. Introduction

To build a good IoT solution, a good solution architect needs to have the fundamental

understanding of how to identify and define the real business and operational problems. How to

prioritize them for the benefits and impact. In the process of designing the solution, architect

shall then break down the problem into various technical stacks of the IoT solution, and then

solve the entire problem from the end-to-end workflow perspective. This GBA aims to give

students an opportunity to identify and articulate an IoT problem, and how to evaluate various

components to solve the problem.

The students will apply their knowledge acquired in the classroom primarily in the areas of

sensors and devices, connectivity and communications protocols, cloud, fog and edge computing

on an agriculture problem to justify their solutions to meet design requirements, which will guide

the implementation of various components of the solution.