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8.16 NGN service integration and delivery environment (NGN-SIDE) support

SCN applications can optionally support next generation network service integration and delivery
environment (NGN-SIDE) capabilities [ITU-T Y.2240].

The SCN objects can be integrated with resources from different domains (e.g., telecommunication
domain (fixed and mobile networks), broadcasting domain, Internet domain or content provider
domain) over NGN with the use of NGN-SIDE.

From this point of view, the SCN objects can be considered as resources, and NGN-SIDE acts as a
mediator between these resources and SCN applications. More specifically, the NGN-SIDE
adaptation layer adapts the resources offered by the SCN objects in order to provide uniformly
adapted resources (e.g., control and media format) for interaction with the NGN-SIDE integration
layer as described in [ITU-T Y.2240]. The NGN-SIDE adaptation layer provides adaptation
capabilities, called adaptors, hiding the details of the resources offered by the SCN objects.

The following requirement is identified in the case of SCN applications' support of NGN-SIDE
capabilities:

1) SCN applications are required to access SCN objects through adaptors.

8.17 Mass mobile user terminal support
Most of the mass mobile user terminals have no technical possibility of direct data exchange with
an existing infrastructure of motes. However, it is generally desirable to offer SCN applications to
the users of these terminals because of their prevalence and considerable communication and
computing capabilities. SCN applications may provide connectivity with such terminals using
available communication technologies (e.g., Bluetooth, GPRS/3G, Wi-Fi, WiMAX).

1) SCN applications can optionally support the mass mobile user terminals including the
terminals that are not specifically intended for SCN applications.

8.18 Emergency management applications

Some SCN applications provide support for early-warning emergency enhanced by
recommendations about the escape from emergency situations based on the features of user location
awareness and service personalization according to users' medical peculiarities or duties.

1) SCN applications for emergency management are recommended to be supported by the
SCN objects.

9 Security considerations

SCN applications are required to support the integrity and confidentiality of the data exchanged
during the application operations.
SCN applications are required to provide security for exchanged data against malicious attacks.

SCN applications are required to authenticate motes and mote groups to prevent compromising of
sensed data.

It is recommended to provide a secure channel to protect the sensed data among SCN objects.
NOTE – Detailed security requirements for SCN applications are outside of the scope of this
Recommendation.

Rec. ITU-T Y.4250/Y.2222 (04/2013) 393