Session-based Communication for Vital Machine-to-Machine Applications

TL;DR

This paper proposes a new architecture for vital machine-to-machine communication that leverages IMS in operator networks to enable real-time monitoring and control across various access technologies.

Contribution

It introduces an architecture utilizing IMS for M2M communication, addressing limitations of proprietary solutions in vital applications.

Findings

Supports real-time monitoring and control

Enables communication across WiFi and LTE

Leverages existing operator network infrastructure

Abstract

Although the machine to machine (M2M) communication has been emerging in recent years, many vendors' specific proprietary solutions are not suitable for vital M2M applications. While the main focus of those solutions is management and provisioning of machines, real-time monitoring and communication control are also required to handle a variety of access technologies, like WiFi and LTE, and unleash machine deployment. In this paper, we present a new architecture addressing these issues by leveraging the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) deployed in operator's networks for RCS and VoLTE.