The document discusses opportunities and challenges around capillary networks and Ericsson's proposed solution. It describes how Ericsson's IoT framework would provide automated service creation, end-to-end management, and security for enterprises and service providers by integrating capillary and mobile network domains through a virtual middleware and cloud. The solution aims to simplify deployment, provide authentication based on SIM credentials, and offer end-to-end connectivity, management, and analytics.

1. Capillary Networks
Mobile World Congress 2014

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Opportunities
Connectivity that provides authentication, auto-configuration and automated service creation
ENTERPRISES
 E2E Management
 Unified connectivity and services
 Identification and security of devices
 Scaling resources based on needs
SERVICE PROVIDERS
 Better use of network resources
 Providing storage and compute for
analytics
 Capillary domain collaborative with
network domain

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Challenges
M2M APPLICATION & USER
CLOUD
CAPILLARY
NETWORK
FUNCTION &
MANAGER
MOBILE
NETWORK
Cloud and network interaction
Combining knowledge E2E
Coordinating capillary gateways
CAPILLARY
GATEWAY
Security and Authorization
SLAs and Mgmt. of multiple domains

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Our Solution
IoT Framework
Virtual Middleware
Cloud
Mobile
Core
Capillary
Network
Function &
Manager
Capillary
Gateway
Bluetooth,
802.11,
802.15.4
User
Management
Authentication based on SIM credentials
Auto-conf, Discovery and Registration
Middleware & Service creation
GW Selection for Machine Devices
Storage and filtering of data

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VALUE ADDED Connectivity
Integrating Capillary domain with Mobile Network domain
Simplicity and ease of deployment
Go Beyond Cellular Connectivity
Authentication & security
CLOUD & Middleware & Analytics
E2E Service Level Agreement
E2E Management