Challenges and elements of answers on how to build an end-to-end M2M solution

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Build wireless M2M solutions easily
Generic platform and open development tools
Joachim Dressler & Nicolas Damour, Nuremberg, March 3rd, 2011

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• Introduction: Building an M2M solution
• Main challenges
• Technical challenges
• Business challenges
• Different challenges along the project
• Threefold answer
• M2M Cloud Platform as a service
• Generic embedded platform and modelling
• Application development and tools
• Use case: electrical vehicle charging stations
• Conclusion and Questions
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Introduction: Agenda
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The connected device opportunity
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Over-the-air book sales
eCall emergency
road assistance +
Entertainment
Smart Grid
Energy Management
Cellular Point of Sale
Personal Navigation
Devices
New Applications & ServicesProducts
Cellular
Communication

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M2M services sectors and applications

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Generic M2M solution architecture
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Users and
Applications
Device
Communication
Modem
Connectivity Network M2M Server
Device Communication
Modem
Device Communication
Modem
Device

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• Introduction: Building an M2M solution
• Main challenges
• Technical challenges
• Business challenges
• Different challenges along the project
• Threefold answer
• M2M Cloud Platform as a service
• Generic embedded platform and modelling
• Application development and tools
• Use case: electrical vehicle charging stations
• Conclusion and Questions
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Main challenges to an M2M solution
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Technical challenges - Communication
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Users and
Applications
Device
Communication
Modem
Connectivity Network M2M Server
Device Communication
Modem
Device Communication
Modem
Device
Ethernet/IP Wifi
RS-232 RS-485
Bluetooth Zigbee
GPRS EDGE HSxPA LTE
SMS USSD
Cable xDSL
IP
Applicative
protocols

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Diversity of
Server Applications
Technical challenges - Application
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Diversity of
Embedded Fleet

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Technical challenges - Infrastructure
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Business challenges
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Time to market Short-term flexibility
Cost control Long-term adaptability

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Different challenges along the project
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SIM activated for test
Billing don’t start
SIM activated
Billing starts
Vital data check
Developer Program
(Tools, Components, SIM)
Mockup Dev & Tests
Manufacturing
Provisioning
SIM/Device & test
Distribution
Reception
Install check
Install & Test In Service Support call
Customer CareReal-time Service
Monitoring
Service HostingSelf-provisioning Service activation
Self-care
Self-care
DEVELOPMENT DEPLOYMENT OPERATION
OPERATOR
SOLUTION
PROVIDER
END USER

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• Introduction: Building an M2M solution
• Main challenges
• Technical challenges
• Business challenges
• Different challenges along the project
• Threefold answer
• M2M Cloud Platform as a service
• Generic embedded platform and modelling
• Application development and tools
• Use case: electrical vehicle charging stations
• Conclusion and Questions
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Elements of answers
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M2M Cloud Platform as a Service
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Accelerated Time to Market
• Standards-based infrastructure already in place
• Interconnections to carrier networks already available
Lower risk
• No hardware investment, no specific installation
• No on-going maintenance activity, no long term commitment
Latest features and fixes
• Latest upgrades and new features automatically available
• Predictable roadmap and mutualization of development efforts
Availability
• High availability of current SaaS solutions
• High general trend of customers’ satisfaction
Scalability
• Integrated management across the platform
• Scales out as the customer base grows
Long-term storage
• Data redundancy and security, regular backups
• Historization inside the platform and remain available at all times

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Generic embedded platform
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OS
CAPI
Business
Application (1)
native executable
JavaAPI
Business
Application (2)
Java application
Java VM
NativeAPI
External Business
Application (3)
native executable
M2M Device
OSGi
Bundle
External Business
Application (4)
OSGi/Java
Java VM
M2M Device
Application
Management
M2M Area Netw.
Management
FW/SW Versioning
and Update
WAN Management
Debug, Diagnose
and Maintenance
Security
M2M Area Network
(Ethernet, Zigbee, Bluetooth)
M2M Gateway
Generic M2M platform

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Server-side modelling of the devices
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Hardware
Available features
Firmware
Supported features
Software
Used features
Exchanged data
Events, commands and data objects

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Application development and tools
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• Embedded applications development
• Server-side applications development
• M2M platform configuration and customization
• Embedded device simulators
Standards-based tools needed for:

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• Introduction: Building an M2M solution
• Main challenges
• Technical challenges
• Business challenges
• Different challenges along the project
• Threefold answer
• M2M Cloud Platform as a service
• Generic embedded platform and modelling
• Application development and tools
• Use case: electrical vehicle charging stations
• Conclusion and Questions
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Electrical vehicle charging stations
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Electrical vehicle charging stations
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Programmable
Logic Controller
Wireless
modem
Charging
Terminals
Supervision
Application
Charging
Station
M2M Services Platform

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