oneM2M, the global standards initiative for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT), has published updated editions of its Release 1 global specifications, a development that promises to enable IoT interworking and create a foundation platform to interconnect IoT devices and applications.
The standards cover requirements, architecture, application programming interface (API) specifications, security solutions and mapping to common industry protocols such as CoAP, MQTT and HTTP.
The updated specifications, released just one year after initial publication, have incorporated improvements based on early implementation experience and feedback from oneM2M's first Interop event held last year.
By building on proven protocols that allow applications across industry segments to communicate with each other, the updated standard enables service providers to combine different IoT devices, technologies and applications to provide services across a range of industries.
Release 1 has already been used in service provider deployments in South Korea, Asia and Europe for smart city and transport system deployments.
"oneM2M enables interoperability across IoT applications regardless of the underlying technology used," said Dr. Omar Elloumi of Nokia, and oneM2M's Technical Plenary Chair.
"This reduces the complexity for the application developer and lowers capex and opex for service providers. Most importantly, the updated standard presents the industry with the first scalable and future-proof platform upon which it can invest and develop IoT applications, without fear of vendor lock-in or needing to commit to one connectivity technology."
The oneM2M global alliance is now working on the second release of its specifications, which it expects to complete by mid-2016.