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The MOC device provider has a business relationship with the MOC platform provider and the
network provider.
NOTE 3 – An actor playing the role of MOC device provider can also play the role of MOC
application provider and the MOC platform provider.
• MOC platform provider

The MOC platform provider is the role responsible for providing the following functions in the
NGN domain:
– access to and integration of resources provided by MOC device providers and the network
provider;

– support and control of the service integration and delivery functionalities;
– offering to the MOC application provider of capabilities (including resource exposure) for
support of MOC applications.
The MOC platform provider has a business relationship with the MOC device provider, the MOC
application provider and the network provider.
NOTE 4 – An actor playing the role of MOC platform provider can also play the role of MOC application
provider and MOC device provider.
• MOC application customer
The MOC application customer may be a human or a device. The MOC application customer
consumes applications offered by the MOC application provider. Organizations or persons such as
enterprise, family or individuals are examples of MOC application customers.
The MOC application customer has a business relationship with the MOC application provider. The
MOC application customer is a subscriber of the MOC application provider.
NOTE 5 – A given MOC application customer can represent multiple MOC end users in the MOC-service
domain.
Appendix I provides details of actors and roles in the MOC ecosystem.

7 Characteristics of MOC
This clause provides the characteristics of MOC including those for applications, devices and
gateways. Consideration should be given to the fact that these characteristics may vary across MOC
applications, devices and gateways. These characteristics include, but are not limited to, the
following:
1) Variety of MOC device types and capability levels
There are various types of MOC devices for different uses; some of them have low performance and
limited functionality (e.g., low processing capability, small memory, limited security capabilities),
while others have powerful embedded capabilities (e.g., bilateral authentication and authorization
capabilities with the network and MOC applications).
2) MOC applications support of heterogeneous MOC devices
MOC applications may communicate with more than one type of MOC devices. In such cases,
MOC applications need to cope with this heterogeneity.
3) Grouping of MOC devices
In some use cases, groups of MOC devices are deployed for services. Usually, the MOC devices of
a specific group have the same characteristics, functions, performance or policies.

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