Toward a standardized common M2M service layer platform: Introduction to oneM2M

At present, most M2M solutions in different industries use proprietary systems that often comprise all layers, from physical to application, to provide their specialized M2M services to customers. These proprietary systems make it difficult to extend systems to support new services, integrate new data, and interoperate with other M2M systems. This issue motivated various standard organizations to establish a new partnership project, the "oneM2M Global Initiative," to standardize a common M2M service layer platform for globally applicable and access-independent M2M services. This article presents a snapshot of the latest progress in oneM2M standardization such as the requirements, agreed architecture, candidate protocols, security aspects, and device management and abstraction technologies.