Chapter 3
Chapter 3
• M2M
• Communication Protocols
• M2M and IoT can differ in how the communication between the machines or
devices happens.
• M2M uses either proprietary or non-IP based communication protocols for
communication within the M2M area networks.
• Machines in M2M vs Things in IoT
• The "Things" in IoT refers to physical objects that have unique identifiers and can
sense and communicate with their external environment (and user applications)
or their internal physical states.
• M2M systems, in contrast to IoT, typically have homogeneous machine types
within an M2M area network.
Difference between IoT and M2M
• Network Function
Virtualization (NFV) is a
technology that leverages
virtualization to
consolidate the
heterogeneous network
devices onto industry
standard high volume
servers, switches and
storage.
• NFV is complementary to
SDN as NFV can provide
the infrastructure on
which SDN can run.
Key elements of NFV
• NFV can be used to virtualize the Home Gateway. The NFV infrastructure in the cloud hosts
a virtualized Home Gateway. The virtualized gateway provides private IP addresses to the
devices in the home. The virtualized gateway also connects to network services such as VoIP
and IPTV.