物联网是新一代信息技术的重要组成部分。物联网的英文名称是“The Internet of things”。顾名思义,物联网就是“物物相连的互联网”。这有两层意思:一是物联网的核心和基础仍然是互联网,是在互联网基础上的延伸和扩展的网络;二是其用户端延伸和扩展到了任何物体与物体之间,进行信息交换和通信。 The Internet of Things is an important part of the new generation of information technology. Internet of Things in the English name is “The Internet of things ”. As the name suggests, the Internet of Things is “Internet of Things ”. This has two meanings: First, the core and foundation of the Internet of Things is still the Internet, which is an extension and expansion of the network based on the Internet; the second is that its client extends and extends to any object and object for information exchange and Communication.