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Comparative Performance of TCP and MQTT

Authors:
Bishal Thapa
Bishal Sharma
Stan McClellan

Keywords: TCP/IP; MQTT; TCP Sockets.

Abstract:
This paper compares the performance of conventional Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) with the popular Message Queueing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol in private and public network settings. Higher-layer protocols, such as MQTT may be problematic for important constraints in some Internet of Things (IoT) scenarios, whereas a simpler "bare socket" TCP may be sufficient for certain scenarios. This research examines the network performance of these protocols by analyzing goodput and transmission time for a specific scenario with data security embedded at the application layer. Other features that may be suitable to be used in IoT applications are also discussed, along with their shortcomings.

Pages: 10 to 14

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2023

Publication date: April 24, 2023

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3964

ISBN: 978-1-68558-034-6

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 24, 2023 to April 28, 2023