M2M Wiki
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Welcome to the Machine to Machine (M2M) Wiki
Machine to Machine (M2M) refers to technologies that allow both wireless and wired systems to communicate with other devices of the same ability. This is accomplished through the use of telemetry, which is the language machines use when in communication with each other. Such communication was originally accomplished by having a remote network of machines relay information back to a central hub for analysis, which would then be rerouted into a system like a personal computer.
However, modern M2M communication has expanded beyond a one-to-one connection and changed into a system of networks that transmits data to personal appliances. The expansion of wireless networks across the world has made it far easier for M2M communication to take place and has lessened the amount of power and time necessary for information to be communicated between machines. More objects are becoming intelligent and gaining the ability to communicate. The resulting information networks promise to create new business models, improve business processes, and reduce costs and risks. [1]
M2M may be referred to in other terms such as Connected Products, Pervasive Internet, The Internet of Things, Smart Services, Device Relationship Management, Intelligent Device Management, and Remote Device Management.
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M2M Technology Providers
- M2M Network (Sprint, AT&T, Telenor, Kore, Wyless, Orbcomm)
- Internet
- Celluar
- Satellite
- M2M Edge Devices (MultiTech, Enfora, Telit, CalAmp)
- Device Networking
- Embedded Device Networking
- M2M Service Management Platform (Jasper, nPhase)
- Device provisioning
- Network Usage and Billing
- M2M Application Platform (Axeda)
- Data Orchestration
- Business Rules and Automation
- Condition Monitoring
- Location Based Services
- Remote Control
- Usage Tracking
- User, Role, and Group Management
Industries
M2M Industry examples provided by Beecham Research
Buildings — The Buildings sector includes HVAC, security and access, lighting, fire and safety systems that reside in buildings and facilities across commercial, institutional, industrial and residential segments.
Consumer & Home — The Consumer/Home sector is centered on information management and entertainment in the Home. Today, consumers are relying on device networking technology to provide a safer, more secure and enjoyable household environment. This sector includes devices like digital set-top boxes, large domestic appliances, digital cameras, laptop computers, home security systems and residential utility meters.
Industrial — The Industrial sector covers industrial asset monitoring and tracking, involving discrete monitoring of assets or devices to ensure uptime performance, version control, and location analysis for a wide range of factory processes. Such processes include Fluid; Converting/Discrete (tanks, fabrication, assembly/packaging); Distribution (infrastructure/supply chain); Facilities (warehouses, factory/plant)
Healthcare & Life Science — The Healthcare/Life Sciences sector includes applications such as telemedicine, asset management and supply chain optimization that address cost and treatment in hospitals/clinics, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, and home health care including remote monitoring of heart pacemakers. Such applications will empower patients and physicians alike to conduct better research and treatment options. This sector also includes Lab equipment, such as centrifuges, incubators, freezers and blood test equipment.
Energy — The Energy sector is organized into three market segments; Supply/Demand, which includes power generation and transmission, and distribution systems for residential, commercial and industrial recipients; Alternative Energy Sources, which includes wind, solar, wave, co-generation and electrochemical; Gas/Oil and Natural Resources, which consists of the applications and devices used to extract and transport these commodities. Dynamic energy management, power quality monitoring, pipeline monitoring, and smart generation are examples of “smart energy” applications that help businesses and utilities.
Retail — The Retail sector covers networking systems and devices that allow retailers to have increased visibility of the supply chain, gather consumer and product information, improve inventory control, reduce energy consumption, and track assets and security. This sector also includes Point of Sale, Vending machines (food/beverages, cigarettes, higher value products like CDs), Service Equipment (gas pumps,refrigeration, car cleaning), Entertainment (gaming machines, sound systems) and Signage/Display (billboards, displays).
Transportation — The Transportation sector includes vehicle telematics and mobile communications with vehicles and trucks. Navigation, vehicle diagnostics, and supply chain integration are some of the services possible with vehicle telematics. Other areas include off-highway (e.g. construction, agricultural) and non-vehicular transport such as aircraft, trains, ships/boats including containers. This sector also includes transport systems and passenger information services, for example road pricing schemes and congestion charges.
Security/Pulic Safety — The Security/Public Safety sector includes emergency services/public safety including breakdown services and lone worker applications, homeland security and environmental monitoring, including Climate Change. The sector also includes Fixed Surveillance (CCTV, Speed Cameras), Tracking (Human and Animal Tracking and ID, food tracing, delivery and postal, packaging/baggage handling). It also includes all Military-related personnel and equipment, including special vehicles, weapons, surveillance and personnel systems (for soldiers, pilots, medics and officers).
IT & Networks — The IT & Networks sector includes IT and network infrastructure that is increasingly being monitored and managed remotely. This includes; enterprise-based assets like IT/Data Centers, office equipment and private networks; and public services-based assets including Internet and e-commerce services, data centers, mobile and fixedcarrier infrastructure.
