ITU-T in its Recommendation ITU-T Y.2060 (06/2012) has defined Internet of Things (IoT), as a global infrastructure for the information society, enabling advanced services by interconnecting (physical and virtual) things based on existing and evolving interoperable information and communication technologies.
The enabling technologies for M2M / IoT are sensor networks, RFID, mobile Internet, wired & wireless communication network, IPv4 / IPv6, etc. In Personal area network (PAN)/ Home area network (HAN) / Local area network (LAN)/ Field area network (FAN), low power wireless communication technologies such as Wi-Fi, ZigBee, 6LoWPAN, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Z-wave etc. may be used to connect the devices with the M2M gateway. GSM 3G/ 4G or fixed line broadband / FTTH may be used for connecting M2M gateway to the server. Low Power wide area network (LPWAN) technologies such as LoRa and Sigfox may be used for transmitting very small data over a long range.
The Internet of Things (IoT) will revolutionize and change the way all businesses, governments, and consumers interact with the physical world. This level of disruption will have a significant impact on the world in improving the quality of life. The IoT ecosystem may have M2M devices, Gateways, M2M Communication technologies, big data and process management, IoT platform, User interface (web, Mobile, HMI) and end to end security.
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