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## What the platform does

The IIoT Platform collects, processes, stores, and transmits telemetry data from energy metering devices of any scale, from household meters to industrial metering units. It runs on a dedicated server that hosts its core services, and client equipment connects to it over the Internet.

The platform provides:

- **Secure data collection** from household and industrial energy metering devices of any scale.
- **Intelligent analytics** in real time.
- **Integration with industrial equipment** and third-party systems.

This documentation is a complete guide for developers, engineers, and administrators. It covers the platform architecture, supported equipment and protocols, operations and scaling, and AI-driven analytics.

## Start here

New to the IIoT Platform? Start with the [platform architecture](/en/platform/v3/architecture) to understand the unified data model the whole system is built on, then move on to [installation](/en/platform/v3/installation) to deploy it.

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