Table of Contents

 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     General introduction            
 7     Component-based M2M reference model and its relationship with M2M service layer         
        7.1     Component based M2M reference model       
        7.2     M2M platforms            
        7.3     Types of M2M platforms          
        7.4     Reference points of the M2M service layer in the component-based M2M reference model    
 8     APIs and protocols for M2M              
        8.1     API overview 
        8.2     Design approach for M2M service layer APIs   
        8.3     Existing APIs and protocols for M2M service layer         
        8.4     M2M protocol structure and stacks     
 9     General requirements of APIs and protocols with respect to the M2M service layer
        9.1     Extensibility    
        9.2     Scalability        
        9.3     Fault tolerance and robustness             
        9.4     Efficiency         
        9.5     Interoperability            
        9.6     Self-operation and self-management 
Appendix I – Examples of attributes for APIs and protocols    
Appendix II – Reference of other existing APIs and protocols for M2M service layer    
Bibliography