1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
3.1 Terms defined elsewhere
3.2 Terms defined in this Recommendation
4 Abbreviations and acronyms
5 Conventions
6 Characteristics of things in the IoT
6.1 Fundamental characteristics
6.2 Common characteristics
6.3 Social characteristics
6.4 Autonomy of things
6.5 Capability of self-replication or control
7 Characteristics of IoT applications
7.1 Interconnectivity
7.2 Things-related services
7.3 Heterogeneity
7.4 Dynamic changes
7.5 Enormous scale
7.6 Data gathering and processing by things
7.7 Collaborative data processing
7.8 Maintenance-free operation
7.9 Self-adaptation
7.10 Energy efficiency and operating lifetime
7.11 Embedded intelligence
7.12 Location considerations
7.13 Auto-configuring reliable information transmission over
ubiquitous networks
7.14 Security
7.15 Privacy
7.16 Infrastructure-less versus infrastructure-based application
7.17 Observation and/or actuation vs. data exchanges
7.18 Application domains
8 Common requirements for IoT applications
8.1 Identification
8.2 Identification-based connectivity
8.3 Interoperability
8.4 Autonomic networking
8.5 Autonomic services provisioning
8.6 Location-based capabilities
8.7 Security
8.8 Privacy protection
8.9 Plug and play
8.10 Manageability
8.11 Compliance with laws and regulations
8.12 Awareness of service
8.13 Mobility support
8.14 Scalability support
8.15 Robustness against dynamic changes
8.16 Self-organization (re-organization) and self-healing
8.17 Energy efficient operation
8.18 Common data format for collaborative data processing
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