This research presents a city-scale outdoor lighting system, relying on interconnected IoT units communicating via IPv6 to create an adaptive network. Rather than activating at sunset alone, the setup evolves by recognizing recurring behaviors – modifying brightness when motion appears, during rainfall, or if people gather nearby. Information travels from pavement- mounted detectors to neighborhood computing nodes, enabling instant responses prior to forwarding condensed reports higher up. These insights then feed into cloud systems that refine how energy gets used across districts. Maintenance alerts pop up not when parts fail, but before they are likely to, thanks to pattern shifts caught by algorithmic tracking. Users interact via simple apps – no coding needed – to set schedules or adjust brightness block by block. Firmware upgrades roll out silently, device by device, without disrupting service. Safety improves because well-lit zones follow people, not fixed timetables. Power consumption drops since light levels match actual needs, not worst-case assumptions. The whole setup balances speed at the edges with deep analysis in centralized hubs. Trials showed a solid boost in power savings – nearly 28% – while upkeep expenses dipped by about 35%. Control became smoother, thanks to simple apps on phones and browsers that made managing lights easier. This setup gives city teams better tools to handle streetlights without complications. It fits into smarter city systems without forcing change or promising miracles.

We’ve built an IoT-based smart lighting control system that tackles real problems cities face. The main contributions are: a unified framework that brings together IoT, machine learning, and big data analytics; mobile and web apps with sub-second response times that let administrators control thousands of de- vices remotely; secure OTA firmware updates using IPv6 that achieve 98.5% success with zero downtime; predictive main- tenance that’s 87.3% accurate and cuts unexpected downtime by 65%; and financial benefits—35% cost reduction and 28% energy savings, with 108% ROI over three years. For cities dealing with tight budgets and sustainability goals, this makes sense. Annual savings of $45,044 per 500 controllers add up, and operational efficiency means fewer manual inspections and smarter resource use. The 99.2% up- time directly improves public safety. Citizens benefit from safer streets, lower environmental impact, and potentially bet- ter public services as cities redirect savings to education, healthcare, and recreation [24]. This work shows how Industry 4.0 concepts can work in real urban settings. We’ve integrated edge computing, cloud pro- cessing, and AI in a way that actually solves municipal prob- lems. The architecture scales to thousands of devices, which is what cities need. Next steps include extending this to traf- fic signals, water systems, and waste management. We’re also working on standardized APIs for better integration, and ex- ploring federated learning and digital twins for more advanced capabilities.

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