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Scope of Internet of Things

China Communications Standards Association

Heyuan XuXuheyuan@mail.ritt.com.cn

21th meetingCJK UNIOT-WG Jun. 11-13,

2011Beijing

1. Service and Capability Expansion of Network

Person-Person Person-Thing

Thing-Thing

Generally, neworks will have the capabilities to provide with person to person, persons to thing, and Thing to Thing communications.

2. Overview of UN(Y.2002)

Persons with

attached devices

Objects (remote monitoring and

information devices, contents)

PDA

PC TV

NGN capabilities for ubiquitous

networking

Data, resource, Web/application server, content

Wearable PC

Mobile phone

Smart card

Telematics, navigation

device

Medical device

Home server, gateway

Camera RFID tag

Vehicle

Sensors Home electronics

Person-to-object communication

Person-to-object communication

Person-to-person communication

Object-to-object communication

Ubiquitous networking

NGN

Y.2002(09)_F01

person-to-person communication: persons communicate with each other using attached devices (e.g., mobile phone, PC);person-to-object communication: persons communicate with a device in order to get specific information (e.g., IPTV content, file transfer);object-to-object communication: an object delivers information (e.g., sensor related information) to another object with or without the involvement of persons.

1. The relationship among different definations

Object can taken as a general defination, which can include person,thing,and machine.

Object Thing(Physical world)

Person(Humanbeing Society)

Machine(Cyberspace)

2. Scope of IoT

Internet

Communication Nwks

MobileNGN

Industry Nwks

The current networks,no matter what it is, provide with the communication trigger by person

IoT will provide with the communication trigger by Thing

2. Scope of IoT

Internet

Ubiquitous Networking （ UN）

Communication Nwks

MobileNGN

Industry Nwks

LogisticsPower Grid

Agricuture

Safety Monitoring

IoT

Ubiquitous Networking is an aggregation of Communication Nwks, Internet and Industry Nwks.

IoT can be logical nwks built on of Communication Nwks, Internet and Industry Nwks, can also be independently physical nwks.

2.IoT Architecture

Private or industry Network

Private or industry Network

Telecommunication/InternetTelecommunication/Internet

sensor Executor RFID 2D-code IN device

“ Thing”

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