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Machine socialization: Overview and reference model

Summary

Recommendation ITU-T Y.4001/F.748.2 describes machine socialization, which enables machines
to cooperate with one another via their relations with other machines. In machine socialization,
machines can be identified, can communicate and can capture data using machine identifiers,
features of machine capabilities and machine owners, etc. Machines can be socialized with the
information of identified machines through the establishment of relations. This Recommendation
provides an overview, requirements and a reference model for machine socialization.

History

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Edition Recommendation Approval Study Group Unique ID
1.0 ITU-T Y.4001/F.748.2 2015-11-29 16 11.1002/1000/12621

Keywords

Internet of things (IoT), machine socialization, social Internet of things, socialization, social web of
things.

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