1. TIA TR-50 M2M-Smart Device Communications
Document No:
GSC17-PLEN-47
Source:
TIA
Contact:
Dr. Jeffery Smith
GSC Session:
Plenary
Agenda Item:
6.10
TIA TR-50 M2M-Smart Device Communications
Dr. Jeffery Smith
Chief Innovation and Technology Officer/EVP
Numerex

2. TIA TR-50 Scope
Engineering Committee TR-50 M2M-Smart Device Communications is responsible for the development and maintenance of access agnostic interface standards for the monitoring and bi-directional communication of events and information between smart devices and other devices, applications or networks.
TR-50 will develop an M2M-Smart Device Communications framework that can operate over different underlying transport networks (wireless, wired, etc.) and can be adapted to a given transport network by means of an adaptation/convergence layer.
The TR-50 framework will make its functionality available to applications through a well-defined Application Programming Interface (API) that is agnostic to the vertical application domain (eHealth, Smart Grid, Industrial Automation, etc.)

3. Update 1: Structure of TR-50
In January 2012 TR-50 disbanded subcommittee TR-50.1, Requirements and Architecture
Work items now addressed in Working Groups; as a result the Security Ad Hoc group is now Working Group 3, Security Aspects
TR-50 currently maintains six working groups:
Working Group 1, Requirements and Architecture
Working Group 2, Protocol Aspects
Working Group 3, Security Aspects
Working Group 4, Information Models and Standard Objects
Working Group 5, Capabilities
Working Group 6, Conformance and Testing

4. Update 2: Collaborations
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and the Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation (GTARC)
Signed MOU in February 2011
Instrumental in Working Group 3, Security Aspects and the development of TIA Technical Standards Bulletin 4940 M2M-Smart Device Communications; Security Aspects
Florida Atlantic University
Signed friendship agreement in October 2011
Address technology areas of mutual interest, such as wireless, M2M, satellite, user premises communications products, distribution systems, and fiber optics
OPC Foundation
Signed friendship agreement in February 2013
Contribute knowledge of industrial automation standards to TR-50
oneM2M
TIA is a founding partner of the oneM2M global initiative
Many of TR-50’s participants participate in oneM2M and contribute published TR-50 standards for adoption by oneM2M

5. Update 3: Completed Work-Plan Items
TIA A M2M-Smart Device Communications; List of Parts (Originally published in December 2011; revised in January 2013)
Functions as a release of the 4940 series and provides the list of parts and revisions to the 4940 series
TIA M2M-Smart Device Communications; Reference Architecture (Published December 2011)
Provides an M2M smart device communication reference architecture, describing functional elements and their interconnection; includes annexes that provide use cases and the demonstrate the applicability of the reference architecture
TIA M2M-Smart Device Communications; Protocol Aspects; Introduction (Published February 2013)
Provides an introduction to the protocols
TIA M2M-Smart Device Communications; Protocol Aspects; Deploying and Securing Applications (Published November 2012)
Enables organizations to increase security when deploying applications across a hostile network by providing a common foundation for risk management processes for IT systems

6. Update 3: Completed Work-Plan Items (cont.)
TSB-4940 Smart Device Communications; Security Aspects (Published February 2013)
An informative bulletin that addresses the security risks of deploying M2M solutions and how to mitigate the threat vectors that exist

7. Update 4: Future Work-Plan
The TR-50 Committee revised its work-plan as a result of completed items and will evaluate the proposed work items based on the creation of oneM2M.
PN M2M-Smart Device Communications; Protocol Aspects; Optimizing Access Network Capabilities
PN M2M-Smart Device Communications; Protocol Aspects; Using HTTP family
PN M2M-Smart Device Communications; Software Aspects; Introduction
PN M2M-Smart Device Communications; Software Aspects; Characteristics of Containers
PN M2M-Smart Device Communications; Standard Objects; Introduction

8. Considerations & Challenges
Participation from various industry verticals such as electric utilities, medical devices, auto manufacturers, etc.
Contribute published TR-50 standards for adoption by oneM2M

9. Additional M2M-related Standard Work at TIA

10. TIA TR-45 Mobile and Personal Communications Systems
TR-45 M2M work is developed in partnership with 3GPP2
M2M communication carried over cdma2000® 1x or HRPD networks
TIA-4954 Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communication Systems Requirements Document (Published August 2012)
Details requirements and enhancements to the cdma200 technology in support of M2M
TIA-4962, cdma2000® M2M Numbering Recommendations Systems Requirements Documents (Published March 2012)
Focus on the numbering, identification, and addressing aspects of M2M technologies and services using 3GPP2 specifications
TIA-4993, Network Enhancements for Machine to Machine (M2M), planned for publication 4Q2013