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8.5 Management capabilities

In a similar way to traditional communication networks, IoT management capabilities cover the
traditional fault, configuration, accounting, performance and security (FCAPS) classes, i.e., fault
management, configuration management, accounting management, performance management and
security management.
The IoT management capabilities can be categorized into generic management capabilities and
specific management capabilities.
Essential generic management capabilities in the IoT include:

– device management, such as remote device activation and de-activation, diagnostics,
firmware and/or software updating, device working status management;

– local network topology management;
– traffic and congestion management, such as the detection of network overflow conditions
and the implementation of resource reservation for time-critical and/or life-critical data
flows.

Specific management capabilities are closely coupled with application-specific requirements, e.g.,
smart grid power transmission line monitoring requirements.

8.6 Security capabilities
There are two kinds of security capabilities: generic security capabilities and specific security
capabilities. Generic security capabilities are independent of applications. They include:
– at the application layer: authorization, authentication, application data confidentiality and
integrity protection, privacy protection, security audit and anti-virus;
– at the network layer: authorization, authentication, use data and signalling data
confidentiality, and signalling integrity protection;
– at the device layer: authentication, authorization, device integrity validation, access control,
data confidentiality and integrity protection.
Specific security capabilities are closely coupled with application-specific requirements, e.g.,
mobile payment, security requirements.

Rec. ITU-T Y.4000/Y.2060 (06/2012) 15