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Annex A

Overview of EHM component capabilities

(This annex forms an integral part of this Recommendation.)

Table A.1 summarizes the capabilities of the different EHM components and assigns the following
indicators:
• "MA" means this capability is required in the EHM component.
• "REC" means this capability is recommended in the EHM component.

• "NA" means this capability is not supported by the EHM component.

Table A.1 – Overview of EHM component capabilities

EHM component

Capabilities EHM EHM EHM IoT EHM
end terminal gateway platform application
point server
Application Information sharing MA MA MA MA MA
layer Accounting-related REC REC REC NA REC
capabilities information provision

QoS information REC REC REC NA REC
provision
SSAS layer Message conversion NA MA MA MA MA
capabilities Data storage NA MA MA MA MA

Time synchronization NA MA MA MA MA
Location NA MA MA MA MA
provisioning
Service accounting NA NA NA MA NA
and charging
Network layer Policy-based NA MA MA MA MA
capabilities communication

Network-based NA REC REC NA NA
locating
Network resource NA REC REC REC REC
provision
Device layer Device identification MA MA NA NA NA
capabilities Data sensing and MA MA NA NA NA

processing
Data collection time NA REC REC NA NA
provision
Device-based NA REC REC NA NA
locating
Gateway NA NA MA NA NA

674 Rec. ITU-T Y.4408/Y.2075 (09/2015)