Facilitating Machine to Machine (M2M) Communication using GSM Network

TL;DR

This paper proposes a method to enhance M2M communication over GSM networks by introducing a new device class and modified control frames, aiming for scalable, reliable, and cost-effective deployment.

Contribution

It introduces a novel class of static M2M devices and a modified physical layer control frame structure to increase device capacity on GSM signaling channels.

Findings

Increased number of M2M devices supported on GSM networks.

Improved reliability and deployment speed for M2M applications.

Cost-effective solution leveraging existing GSM infrastructure.

Abstract

In this paper a method to facilitate M2M communication using existing GSM networks is proposed - as M2M devices primarily use SMS as their data bearer, the focus is on increasing the number of devices that can use the associated GSM signaling channels at a time. This is achieved by defining a new class of low mobility, static M2M devices which use a modified physical layer control frame structure. The proposal is expected to aid a quick, reliable and cost-effective deployment of M2M devices in the existing GSM networks.