Table 7 Summarizing contributions of the major research projects for M2M communications
From: Mobile M2M communication architectures, upcoming challenges, applications, and future directions
| Project name | Duration | Contributions | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| METIS 2020 | Nov. 2013–May 2015 | ∙ Scenarios, requirements, and KPIs for future M2M | [86] |
| ∙ Requirements for new air interfaces | [83] | ||
| ∙ Novel radio link concepts for M2M | [153] | ||
| ∙ Radio resource allocation techniques | [153] | ||
| ∙ M2M traffic offloading ideas/low signaling overhead | [154] | ||
| ∙ M2M via D2D communications | [153] | ||
| ∙ M2M massive random access | [154] | ||
| EXALTED | Sept. 2010–Mar. 2013 | ∙ Impact of M2M applications on business models | [155] |
| ∙ LTE-M algorithms and procedures | [156, 157] | ||
| ∙ EXALTED M2M system architecture | [158] | ||
| ∙ Optimizing a Linux operating system for M2M | [159] | ||
| ∙ Device management | [160] | ||
| ∙ Capillary M2M traffic aggregation | [161] | ||
| ∙ Security solutions for M2M | [162] | ||
| ∙ Security solutions for P2P relaying | [163] | ||
| LOLA | Oct. 2010–Mar. 2013 | ∙ Evaluation of M2M application scenarios | [164] |
| ∙ Access layer techniques for low latency robust transmissions | [165] | ||
| ∙ Spectral efficiency with M2M | [166] | ||
| ∙ M2M in long-range and short-range mesh networks | [165] | ||
| ∙ Transmission technologies for M2M gaming services | [165, 167] | ||
| ∙ PHY/MAC design procedures, algorithms, and scheduling | [165, 167] | ||
| ∙ Characterization and modeling of traffic | [167] | ||
| ∙ Experimentation traffic measurement testbench etc. | [168] |