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1 Scope ............................................................................................................................. 7
2 References ..................................................................................................................... 7

3 Definitions .................................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Terms defined elsewhere ................................................................................ 7
3.2 Terms defined in this Recommendation ......................................................... 7

4 Abbreviations and acronyms ........................................................................................ 8

5 Conventions .................................................................................................................. 8
6 Introduction of the IoT .................................................................................................. 8
6.1 Concept of the IoT .......................................................................................... 8
6.2 Technical overview of the IoT ....................................................................... 9

7 Fundamental characteristics and high-level requirements of the IoT .......................... 11
7.1 Fundamental characteristics ........................................................................... 11
7.2 High-level requirements ................................................................................. 12

8 IoT reference model ...................................................................................................... 13
8.1 Application layer ............................................................................................ 13
8.2 Service support and application support layer ................................................ 13
8.3 Network layer ................................................................................................. 14
8.4 Device layer .................................................................................................... 14

8.5 Management capabilities ................................................................................ 15
8.6 Security capabilities ........................................................................................ 15
Appendix I  IoT ecosystem and business models .................................................................. 16

I.1 Business roles ................................................................................................. 16
I.2 Business models ............................................................................................. 17
Bibliography............................................................................................................................. 19

Rec. ITU-T Y.4000/Y.2060 (06/2012) 5