M2M
• Communication between machines or devices
with computing and communication facilities.
• Free of any human intervention.
• Machine to Machine refers to networking of
machines.
• Communication protocols- Zigbee, bluetooth,
ModBus, 6LowPAN, 802.15.4
Need of M2M gateway
• Communication protocols provide M2M nodes
connectivity within/inside a single network.
• M2M nodes can not communicate with nodes
in external network.
• Hence M2M gateways are used.
Application of M2M
• M2M data is gathered for enterprise
applications, service management applications,
remote monitoring applications
• Applications- smart metering, home
automation, industrial automation
M2M vs IoT
Communication Protocols
• M2M and IoT can differ in how the communication
between machines happens.
Sr. No. M2M IoT
1 Focus is on protocols below network Focus is on protocols above network
layer layer
2 Non IP based protocols(dedicated to Both, Non IP based protocols and IP
specific sections) based protocols (devices can
communicate over internet)
3 ZigBee, Bluetooth, ModBus, HTTP, CoAP, WebSockets, MQTT,
6LoWPAN, 802.15.4 XMPP, DDS, AMQP
M2M vs IoT
• Hardware vs. Software emphasis
Sr. No. M2M IoT
1 The emphasis of M2M is more on The emphasis of IoT is more on
hardware. software.
2 No software part as such, limited Run special software for sensor data
functionality. collection, data analysis, interfacing
cloud through IP communication
M2M vs IoT
• Machines in M2M vs. Things in IoT
Sr. No. M2M IoT
1 Homogeneous machine types within heterogeneous things over the
M2M area network.. internet.
M2M vs IoT
• Data collection & analysis
Sr. No. M2M IoT
1 Data is collected in point solutions Data is collected in cloud.
and often in on-premise storage.
2 No analytics Analytics can be done and results can
be stored in cloud
M2M vs IoT
• Applications
Sr. No. M2M IoT
1 On premise applications- diagnosis Analytics applications, remote
applications, service management diagnosis and management, data
applications, on-premise enterprise management
applications
Difference between M2M and IoT
