本研究針對物聯網與雲端大數據分析之不同程度的通訊需求，以微服務架構為基礎，設計一個四層式物聯網與大數據平台之通訊架構。面對物聯網之即時通訊需求，本研究採用MQTT通訊協定做為解決方案，而雲端大數據分析之通訊需求則採用Apache Kafka。
本研究基於參與者模型（Actor Model）所提出之「裝置代理人」，全面的解決了物聯網中異質通訊協定所產生的複雜性，同時解決了集中式物聯網閘道器所造成的系統複雜性與效能瓶頸，使物聯網閘道器能進行分散式部署，並且共享運算資源。

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