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Table 5 Summary of contributions made by the major standards development organizations to support M2M communications

From: Mobile M2M communication architectures, upcoming challenges, applications, and future directions

SDOs

Contributions

Reference

oneM2M

∙ M2M functional architecture, requirements, and security solutions

[146, 147]

 

∙ Service layer core protocol specification

[148]

 

∙ Protocol binding (CoAP, HTPP, and MQTT)

[149–151]

3GPP

∙ MTC reference model

[51]

 

∙ MTC service requirements

[51]

 

∙ Radio resource management for MTC

[10, 61]

 

∙ Considering MTC security aspects

[62, 63]

 

∙ Describing MTC-use cases

[61]

ETSI

∙ M2M networks architecture and technologies

[28, 49, 65]

 

∙ QoS for M2M communications

[67]

 

∙ M2M service requirements

[67]

 

∙ M2M-use cases: e-healthcare, smart metering, automotive, and smart grid

[69–72]

 

∙ Several M2M-related interfaces, i.e., mla,dla, and mld

[66]

 

∙ M2M data semantic support

[152]

 

∙ SmartM2M test specifications: interoperability for ETSI M2M primitives

[68]

IEEE

∙ Optimizing air interface

[73, 74]

 

∙ Use of sub-GHz spectrum for M2M communications

[74]

 

∙ Optimizing air interfaces for the smart grid IEEE 802.15.4

[74]

GSMA

∙ M2M resource management schemes

[77]

 

∙ M2M-related protocols and interfaces

[77]

 

∙ M2M communications using remote SIM

[77]

CCSA

∙ Supporting smart grid applications

[81]

WFA

∙ Integrating Wi-Fi in smart grids

[79]

 

∙ e-healthcare application scenarios

[79]

WiMAX

∙ M2M deployment scenarios

[78]

 

∙ Functional and network improvements

[78]

OMA

∙ M2M device management according to ETSI remote entity management

[80]

 

∙ Personal area networks for ensuring efficient capillary M2M communications

[80]