Overview of Standardization activities for Internet of Things (IoT)

1. MG STRATEGY GmbH
Partner for Strategy & Technology
Internet of Things (IoT) - Standardization Activities
Jan. 2015
Martin Gutberlet
CEO, MG STRATEGY GmbH
www.mg-strategy.com

2. Selected standardization acivities for IoT
• IETF
• IPv6 and 6LoWPAN networking
• Routing algorithms (e.g. RPL)
• Web of Things (REST for IoT, CoAP, Resource Directory etc.)
• Security (DTLS, TLS, Cipher suites)
• OMA / IPSO Alliance
• OMA Lightweight M2M Enabler Standard (CoAP)
• IPSO Web Objects
• OneM2M
• Ongoing work on M2M system standardization (CoAP, HTTP binding)
• ZigBee & WiSun
• ZigBee IP - An open-standard 6LoWPAN stack for Home Area Networks
• ZigBee IP NAN – 6LoWPAN stack for Sub-GHz large area applications
• WiSun - Sub-GHz 802.15.4g/e and 6LoWPAN consortium

3. Other standardization activities for IoT
• THREAD
• THREAD Networking Protocol by Google – used by NEST
• THREAD radio chips are in use by Zigbee or Philips Hue products
• THREAD is supported by Samsung Electronics, ARM Holdings, Freescale
Semiconductor, Silicon Labs, Big Ass Fans, and a lock company named Yale
• AllJoyn
• Used for device connection and maintainung through WiFi
• Supported by Qualcomm and The Linux Foundation formed the AllSeen
Alliance, enlisting Cisco, Microsoft, LG, and HTC
• Open Internet Consortium (OIC)
• No specification, yet
• Supported by Intel, Atmel, Dell, Broadcom, Samsung, and Wind River
• Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC)
• Founded by Intel, Cisco, AT&T, GE, and IBM

4. IETF – IoT Standardization activities
6LoWPAN is an acronym of IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks
Usecase: Home networking (automatisation), industry control and building
automation
Defined by IETF standards RFC 4919 and RFC 4944
Features:
• Stateless header compression
• Minimal use of code and memory
• Direct end-to-end Internet integration
• Multiple topology options
• Low data throughput, max. 250 Kbit/s at 2.4 GHz
• No security embedded

5. OMA/COAP – IoT Standardization activities
COAP is an acronym for Constrained Application Protocol which is a software
protocol (application layer) to connect simple electronic devices.
COAP can run on most devices that support User Datagramm Protocol (UDP) or UDP
analogue – important for M2M based usecases.
COAP is defined by IETF standards RFC 7252.

6. oneM2M – IoT Standardization activities
The purpose and goal of oneM2M is to develop technical specifications which
address the need for a common M2M Service Layer that can be readily embedded
within various hardware and software, and relied upon to connect the myriad of
devices in the field with M2M application servers worldwide.
oneM2M Partner
Europe:
• ETSI
Asia:
• CCSA
• TTA
• ARIB
• TTC
North America:
• ATIS
• TIA

7. ZigBee – IoT Standardization activities
ZigBee is a standard based on IEEE 802.15.4 for personal area networks built from
small, low-power, digital radios. ZigBee supports low data rates and low power
consumption.
ZigBee SOCs are supported by vendors such as
• Texas Instruments
• Silicon Labs
• Marvell
• Freescale
• NXP
• Atmel
• TLink

8. MG STRATEGY GmbH
Partner for Strategy & Technology
Internet of Things (IoT) - Standardization Activities
Jan. 2015
Martin Gutberlet
CEO, MG STRATEGY GmbH
www.mg-strategy.com