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Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT)

Formal	An open, lightweight M2M communications protocol for the transfer of telemetry messages. Read More
Practical	MQTT is a publish-subscribe based "light weight" messaging protocol for use on top of the TCP/IP protocol. It is designed for connections with remote locations where a "small code footprint" is required or the network bandwidth is limited. The publish-subscribe messaging pattern requires a message broker. The broker is responsible for distributing messages to interested clients based on the topic of a message. Read More
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Formal

An open, lightweight M2M communications protocol for the transfer of telemetry messages.

Practical

MQTT is a publish-subscribe based "light weight" messaging protocol for use on top of the TCP/IP protocol. It is designed for connections with remote locations where a "small code footprint" is required or the network bandwidth is limited. The publish-subscribe messaging pattern requires a message broker. The broker is responsible for distributing messages to interested clients based on the topic of a message.

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Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT)