M2M Service Layer - Commnexus 2013

Nick Podias: Hello. Here, we're showcasing our M2M service layer platform, which is standard-based and provides a common solution across different machine-to-machine applications for the entire industry. This basically moves the industry in a direction of common devices, common applications; whereas today all the typical applications - typical M2M solutions are proprietary and not interoperable with each other. So, we have a demonstration here of our service layer doing an environmental control application of shopping mall conditions and we're monitoring temperature, humidity, light conditions and then we can take action to activate air conditioning and other systems within the mall.

And in addition to the environmental control aspect of the demo we are showcasing that we can integrate this service layer with device management of these end devices, which are these low-power temperature sensors which would be deployed. And then we can update the software on those devices and then also configure them and change their behavior based on the need. So, we've integrated the standard-based service layer with the OMA-DM protocol to do device management.

M2M Demo Interview with Nick Podias

Nick Podias: Our M10 technology addresses the problem of the lack of a common standard in the industry. Right now there’s all proprietary solutions for each of the vertical markets and you have to go to one vendor to address a complete solution. And each solution is not interoperable with the other devices; applications are not interoperable. So, our solution -- our service platform -- that’s based on the [EPC] standard addresses this by having the common API and the common service layer that applies to any vertical market and any access technology for the underlying devices. What we’ve done is we’ve [unintelligible] through a service layer based on the [EPC] M10 standard that’s been under development for the last three years.

We’ve been a leader in that standard development and the architecture and the definition of the interfaces and we’ve taken that knowledge and experience and implemented a service delivery platform that implements the standard and it provides the services for any application; any vertical market and any underlying technology and provides an easy-to-use API for application development, both in the network application as well as the end devices. And this can apply to many existing vertical markets such as smart energy, eHealth, telematics, and other similar M2M markets. Right. The market applications, as I mentioned a few of them already, is any of the existing applications and M2M technology that are out there in the market today.

And the ones that will be a focus will be smart energy telematics, eHealth and asset tracking. But more than that, the standard opens up other opportunities for expanding the scope of machine-to-machine with the introduction of a common platform. So, we see that expanding to other areas and evolving, ultimately, to the internet of things where we add context awareness and other capabilities to the system to allow a more fully featured experience for the user. So, one of the advantages of the common platform that we’ve developed is it reduces cost for the people who want to deploy machine-to-machine. Today they have to go to a service provider and there’s a lot of engineering cost associated with setting up the system and tailoring it for that application and for that customer.

And with a standard approach and a standard API you eliminate those costs or reduce them significantly so you have an easier time-to-market for the customers and a larger uptake in the marketplace and scales the M10 market much more quickly.

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InterDigital Machine-to-Machine. How it works.


What ideas connect the core of the internet of things?


What is M2M? Any device, any object in our environment communicating seamlessly, deployed effortlessly and producing information that can help us make decisions and improve our lives. That is our vision.


What will help drive the internet of things? Today, machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions are expensive and limited in scope. Due to proprietary, closed and point solutions.


InterDigital is standardizing M2M communication at a service layer through software deployed on objects, devices gateways and servers.


Our PAI is lightweight and can be deployed on low power devices enabling just about anything.


Our technology allows cellular and non-cellular M2M devices to communicate through any network.


Global standards-defined protocols enhance connectivity, mobility and security. This drives down costs and lowers barriers to entry. The overall goal: helping M2M explode into uncharted areas, creating a universal internet of things.


One wears a heart monitor in the event of a heart attack...


Location and vitals are sent to: emergency medical services. Data is sent to: your doctor. Data is sent to: the pharmacy. Data from 1 million heart monitors helps app developers create a tracker that alerts wearers to need for preventive care.


One car's device can provide for...
Where to find a mechanic, how to avoid traffic, deals on where to eat, where to get gas, location for EMS in case of accident. Data from 1 million cars helps city planners and developers create smart GPS apps to manage traffic.


The intersection of communications networks applied to a variety of industry segments: retail, energy, health, home, industry, transport, infrastructure, security. IP-based end-to-end M2M software development platform. M2M device +New Gateway + M2M server > network and application agnostic but aware; middleware providing common M2M API, enabling horizontal solutions.


Restful application API, Configurable charging, interworking with cellular MTC, capillary network integration (Zigbee), M2M gateway proxy, device management, semantic services, service discovery, security (integration validation), cloud-based M2M server.



Common Service Layer: Open Middleware Platform (Application A, B, C, D + Wireless/Wireline/Hybrid network one and Wireless/Wireline/Hybrid network two)


What are the advantages of standards-based M2M?
1) End-user: Less time, money, effort; more security and more control
2) Network Operations: intelligent network; streamlines and generates new revenues
3) Service Providers: Interoperability of devices. New applications and new business models.
4) Application Developers: Build capabilities, access to new data, seamless interoperability.


Standards-based M2M is building the nervous system for a new, more intelligent and interactive world. M2M will evolve into a standards-based internet of things.

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