ABSTRACT

The objective of this final year project is to conduct a comparative study of two prominent Internet of Things (IoT) communication protocols: MQTT and HTTP. The goal is to assess their performance and reliability in order to foster greater adoption of IoT across various domains. By gaining a deeper understanding of these protocols, we aim to enhance the safety and reliability of IoT networks, thereby facilitating their use in diverse aspects of life and contributing to technological advancement.

The approach which would be employed involves examining the vulnerabilities of MQTT and HTTP by transmitting various types of sample data, akin to the diverse data they would encounter in real-world scenarios. We will measure their data transmission speed and observe their behaviour under different conditions. The protocols will be tested on several metrics, including speed, latency, throughput, and round trip time, to determine their relative performance

After rigorous testing and evaluation of these two protocols under various conditions, MQTT emerged as the more capable protocol compared to HTTP. The results were remarkable, demonstrating MQTT’s superior performance in terms of the methodology employed. This study underscores the potential of MQTT as a preferred protocol for IoT communications, paving the way for safer and more reliable IoT networks.