Internet of things is one of the pillars of Ericsson's Networked Society vision. Internet of things is becoming a reality here and now driven by a number of business and technology factors. This presentation discuss key technologies that will enable and drive the Internet of Things.

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TECHNOLOGY
Björn Ekelund
Ericsson Research

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KEY TECHNOLOGIES FOR IOT
Wireless connectivity
Capillary networking
Distributed cloud
Security and integrity

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2014 – AN INFLECTION POINT
Source: Gartner 2014
Moore’s law
Resource
efficient
computing
Security
technology
Wireless
technology
Internet
technology

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TOWARDS THE INTERNET OF THINGS
App Enablement
Connectivity
Devices
Applications
Transformation
Generic device solutions
Application Enablement
Cloud
Standards and Open Source
Today
Per-problem solutions
Per-industry solutions
Proprietary IT solutions

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Wireless connectivity

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LTE evolution
Release 12: Major step
Release 13: Further enhancements
Battery life >10 years with 2 AA batteries
20dB additional coverage
Very low device cost
Wide support for frequency bands and
spectrum options
Support for massive numbers of devices
M2M multiplexed or on stand-alone
carrier
Device Network

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Non-cellular technologies
Data rate
Range
~1Mbps
Bluetooth Long Range
802.11ah
~1kbps
~1Gbps
~10bps

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Getting ready for 5G
Ultra-reliable
communication
Inter-vehicular / vehicular-to-road
communication
Machine
communication
Multiple Integrated Wireless/Access
Solutions enabling the long-term Networked
Society
300 MHz 3 GHz 30 GHz 300 GHz
Multi-hop
communication
Ultra-dense deployments
Device-to-device
communication
Licensed
Controlled sharing
Unlicensed
Spectrum toolbox

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Capillary networking

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Capillary Networks
end-to-end controlled IP connectivity
Cloud
Capillary
Network Function
Capillary
Networks
Mobile Core
Capillary
GWs
Bluetooth LE
IEEE 802.15.4
Auto-Configuration, GBA Security, Dynamic Middleware, Dynamic GW Selection, Data & Storage
IEEE 802.11ah
Data Center
Backend
Features
• Bridging xAN-WAN
• Auto-configuration
• Management
• Security
• Ensured E2E connectivity
• Life-cycle robustness
Usage
• Buildings
• Homes
• Vehicles
• Sites

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Distributed cloud

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CALVIN
Network
Computer
Calvin fluidly adapts to change and apps
executes where needed. It seamlessly
manages network integration, discovery,
authentication, mobility, and availability
Calvin is a breakthrough lightweight
Platform as a Service for Networked
Society applications, lowering the
entry barrier for 3rd party developers
In the Networked Society, the
network IS the computer

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Concept: Ericsson CALVIN
Robust
High
performance
Low latency
Flexible
Local

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use case – Energy

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Security and integrity

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safety and Security
IoT
Critical
Infrastructure/
Emergency
Preparedness
Concerns
Fuzzy borders
Dangerous
IoT allows remote attackers to do a lot of damage.
Unstoppable
It will happen regardless what the government does
Ubiquitous
Critical Infrastructure can’t avoid IoT even if they try
Unpredictable
We don’t know what new attack vectors IoT will create
Security Afterthought
In the push to get things to the market, security often
not considered initially

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summary
Devices
Objects
Web/RESTful
IP/6LoWPAN
Cloud Data
Networks Security

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technology development
is exponential
Human intuition IS linear.