Within the next decade, the major portion of Internet traffic is forecast to come from devices connected to the Internet. Ericsson™ envisions tens of billions of internet-connected devices, with 50 billion connections by 2020[1]. The volume of traffic, the kind of data and the level of meaningful interactions this will generate is something that the technology universe as well as the business world has never encountered till now. This is also poised to create tremendous challenges for enterprise architects, business analysts, design engineers and enterprise users. This paper provides insights into Machine to Machine (M2M) communication --its growth factors, possible solution areas and high level architecture.
The paper delves a bit deeper into various entities involved in M2M design and development. It covers key points that architects and designers should keep in mind for effective deployment
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