The <i>Industrial</i> Internet of Things (IIoT) is also in the works, with standards efforts kicking into high&#x2F;er gear.<p>The two big contenders seem to be the American-led effort&#x2F;s that has come together for IEEE P2413[1], and the German-led effort known as Industrie 4.0[2].<p>See also: <i>Industrie 4.0 vs. the Industrial Internet</i>[3].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;standards.ieee.org&#x2F;develop&#x2F;project&#x2F;2413.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;standards.ieee.org&#x2F;develop&#x2F;project&#x2F;2413.html</a><p>[&amp;] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.industrialinternetconsortium.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.industrialinternetconsortium.org&#x2F;</a><p>[&amp;] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;industrial-iot.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;ieee-pursues-standard-reference-architecture-for-the-internet-of-things&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;industrial-iot.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;ieee-pursues-standard-refe...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;de.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Plattform_Industrie_4.0" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;de.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Plattform_Industrie_4.0</a><p>[&amp;] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.zvei.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;subjects&#x2F;Industry-40&#x2F;Pages&#x2F;The-Reference-Architectural-Model-RAMI-40-and-the-Industrie-40-Component.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.zvei.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;subjects&#x2F;Industry-40&#x2F;Pages&#x2F;The-Refere...</a><p>[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mapi.net&#x2F;research&#x2F;publications&#x2F;industrie-4-0-vs-industrial-internet" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.mapi.net&#x2F;research&#x2F;publications&#x2F;industrie-4-0-vs-...</a>