Andrea
Finardi
IoT Simulations with Cisco Packet Tracer
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Master of Engineering
Information Technology
Master’s Thesis
4
th
June 2018
Preface
Time has passed
since I started my studies, many things happened and many new
places have been visited. It is time however to finally close this chapter.
Thanks to Ville Jääskeläinen, my thesis lecturer, for giving me the opportunity to work
on this thesis. Thanks to Veera for being patient and support me in this long journey.
Thanks to my parents for keep asking me the thesis progress
updates every fifteen
minutes.
At last, but not least, thanks to our dog, Pablo, to be the best distraction when working
on this thesis.
Now I have to go, I need to get married tomorrow.
Ne è passato di tempo da quando ho iniziato il mio corso di studi, tante cose sono acca-
dute e tanti posti sono stati visitati.
E’ venuta l’ora di chiudere questo capitolo.
Un grazie va a Ville Jääskeläinen, il mio relatore, per avermi dato la possibilità di poter
lavorare su questa tesi. Grazie a Veera per essere stata paziente ed avermi supportato
in questa lunga esperienza.
Grazie ai miei genitori per aver continuato a chiedere aggiornamenti sullo stato della tesi
ogni quindici minuti.
Infine, grazie a Pablo, il nostro cane, per essere stato la miglior distrazione mentre lavo-
ravo su questa tesi.
Adesso devo andare, devo sposarmi domani.
Espoo, 1
st
of June 2018
Andrea Finardi
Abstract
Author
Title
Number of Pages
Date
Andrea Finardi
IoT Simulations with
Cisco Packet Tracer
89 pages + 3 appendices
5 May 2010
Degree
Master of Engineering
Degree Programme
Information Technology
Specialisation option
Networking and Services
Instructor
Ville Jääskeläinen, Lecturer
This thesis work was aiming to deliver practical IoT simulations
using the Cisco Packet
Tracer tool to support the Internet of Things course in Metropolia University of Applied Sci-
ence.
The work was conducted as a project where requirements were first gathered, then simula-
tions were developed and finally introduced to the students during two practical classes.
Students and IoT lecturer feedbacks are also listed in the conclusions.
Four Cisco Packet Tracer IoT simulations were designed. They consisted of pre-configured
IoT scenarios, simulating home and industrial applications, where a network layout and IoT
devices were already set along with an IoT simulation backend intelligence and an example
of microcontroller programming.
Full explanations of the simulations are included in the thesis.
The thesis work, backed up by the student feedback, was proven to be successful both from
contents, methodology and support point of view. Conclusions were, however, highlighting
that additional practical classes should be added in future implementations of the IoT course.
Future studies should also be conducted in order to explore
new IoT simulator tools and
possibility to utilize IoT real hardware technologies such as Raspberry Pi and Arduino
Keywords
IoT, Internet of Things, Cisco
Packet Tracer, Simulations
