METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for distributed services and data in a machine-to-machine (M2M) communication network are disclosed. A network server, an M2M gateway, and M2M devices include an M2M service capability layer for supporting M2M service capabilities, respectively. Reference points may be defined for interactions between network service capability layers, between gateway service capability layers, between a gateway service capability layer and a device service capability layer of an M2M device, between M2M device applications, and/or between a network, gateway, or device service capability layer and an M2M application. The network server may be split into a control server and a data server at a service capability layer to provide service capabilities for control functions and service capabilities for data functions, respectively. The data server may be configured to interact with another data server to push or pull data or resources either directly or indirectly via the control server.
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21. An apparatus configured to support machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, the apparatus comprising a processor comprising:
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a service capability layer configured to provide M2M service capabilities that provide M2M functions that are to be shared by different applications; and an application configured to run a service logic and use the M2M service capabilities accessible via an interface, wherein the application is configured to interact with an M2M gateway, an M2M device, and an M2M server via the M2M service capabilities, wherein the M2M server is split into an M2M control server and an M2M data server at a service capability layer to provide service capabilities for control functions and service capabilities for data functions, respectively, and the service capability layer interacts with the M2M control server and the M2M data server using separate interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for supporting machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, the method comprising:
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an M2M device registering with an M2M server, wherein the M2M device and the M2M server comprise a service capability layer for providing M2M service capabilities that provide M2M functions that are to be shared by different applications; and the M2M device interacting with an M2M gateway or another M2M device at an application level via the M2M service capabilities, wherein the M2M server is split into an M2M control server and an M2M data server at a service capability layer to provide service capabilities for control functions and service capabilities for data functions, respectively, and the device interacts with the M2M control server and the M2M data server using separate interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A machine-to-machine (M2M) communication network, comprising:
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at least one network server configured to provide network service capabilities; and at least one gateway configured to provide gateway service capabilities, wherein reference points are provided at least between network service capability layers, between gateway service capability layers, between a gateway service capability layer and a device service capability layer of an M2M device, between M2M device applications, and/or between a network, gateway or device service capability layer and an M2M application. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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