This book focuses on the key technologies, challenges, and research directions of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIo T). It provides a basis for discussing open principles, methods, and research problems, and provides a systematic overview of the state-of-the-art research efforts, directions, and potential challenges associated with IIo T. Industrial Internet of Things: Technologies and Research Directions covers how industry automation is projected to be the largest and fastest-growing segment of the market. It explores the collaborative development of high-performance telecommunications, military, industrial, and general-purpose embedded computing applications, and offers a systematic overview of the state-of-the-art research efforts and new potential directions.Researchers, academicians, and professionals working in this inter-disciplinary area will be interested in this book.