Article Internet of Things (IoT): A Review of Enabling Technologies,...

After thorough study of the paper, I found the following attention-seeking points:

  • The figure 3 depicting the IoT Protocol stack mentions IEEE 1095.1 which is closely related to IEEE 1095:2012 which is again a standard for synchronous motors and generators rating at 5 MVA for hydraulics (see: https://standards.ieee.org/standard/1095-2012.html).
  • The citation no. 18 is mentioned at line 11, para 3, section 2 of the paper. The paper cited talks about the research directions in the field of Internet of Things which was an invited talk of John A. Stankovic in February 2014. Thus, a four year old paper (like every other citation) has been cited in 2018 paper which claims to highlight the current open issues and challenges.
  • How these authors have managed to publish old and not-so-novel review article of 23 pages in the Elsevier's Special Issue of the Journal of Computer Networks? Is it just because of the Table 3 which show the open issues and challenges and yet cites the majority of the more than or equal to 4 year old research papers?
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