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– The IoT data provider role is played by the device provider collecting the IoT data;

– The IoT data framework provider role is played by the platform provider providing general IoT data
processing capabilities and related infrastructure;
– The IoT data application provider role is played by the application provider (II) providing specific
(e.g., application-domain specific) data processing related applications;
– The IoT data carrier role is played by the network provider supporting data transfer;
– The IoT data consumer role is played by the application provider (I) getting the desired data from
the specific data processing related applications provided by the application provider (II) and
providing customized applications (e.g., data visualization) to the application customer.

II.2 Relationships between IoT data roles and IoT data operations
In the IoT ecosystem, different IoT data roles are in charge of different IoT data operations. The Table II.1
gives a non-exhaustive association of the key IoT data operations with the IoT data roles described in clause 6.
NOTE – Table II.1 is not exhaustive. According to the specific deployment scenarios, the roles below can
perform other IoT data operations not identified in Table II.1. For example, a device provider, when acting as
IoT data consumer, can also perform data storage on devices.
Table II.1 – Key IoT data operations associated to the IoT data roles

IoT data roles\ IoT Data Data transfer Data Data Data Data Data
data operations collection pre- analysis query storage visualization
processing
IoT data provider √

IoT data framework √
provider
IoT data application √ √ √ √
provider
IoT data carrier √
IoT data consumer

II.3 Relationships between IoT data operations and IoT components

The IoT components perform different operations on the IoT data. Table II.2 summarizes the key IoT data
operations associated with the different IoT components.

NOTE – Table II.2 is not exhaustive. According to the specific deployment scenarios, the different IoT
components can perform other IoT data operations not identified in Table II.2.

Table II.2 – Key IoT data operations performed by the different IoT components

IoT data operations\IoT Device Gateway Network IoT IoT application server
components platform

Data collection √ √ √ √
Data pre-processing √ √ √ √
Data storage √ √ √ √
Data analysis √ √ √
Data transfer √ √ √ √ √
Data query √ √ √
Data visualization/application √ √

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