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8 The adaptable application support model

The adaptable application support model consists of the functional view, implementation view and
deployment view and related capabilities.

NOTE 1 – The three views of the application support model can be used to derive and validate the
capabilities for support of adaptable applications of the IoT.
NOTE 2 – "Adaptable" capabilities in this Recommendation refer to capabilities that can adjust themselves
to make them suitable to their operating environment, including requirements of the IoT applications.

8.1 The description of the adaptable application support model
8.1.1 The functional view of the adaptable application support model

The functional view of the configurable application support model consists of the adaptable
application support group, the adaptable data management group, the adaptable service provision
group, the adaptable communication group, the adaptable connectivity group and the interactions
among these groups as illustrated in Figure 8-1. Each functional group contains related capabilities
for support of the IoT adaptable applications. Each functional group contains related capabilities for
support of the IoT adaptable applications.

Figure 8-1 – The functional view of the adaptable application support model

The adaptable application support group is related to the adaptable data management group, the
adaptable service provision group, the adaptable communication group and the adaptable
connectivity group to expose their adaptable capabilities to the IoT applications.

NOTE – Neither the adaptable management group nor the adaptable security and privacy protection group
are specified in the functional view of the adaptable application support model, because the functions both in
management group and in security and privacy protection group are not adaptable. The management group
contains capabilities that can manage the capabilities of the adaptable application support model based on
policies or rules predefined by human operators, in order to make these adaptable capabilities controllable by
humans, the adaptable application support model does not contain capabilities of the management group.
The security and privacy protection group contains capabilities that can secure the capabilities of
the adaptable application support model and protect privacy in these adaptable capabilities based on
the policies or rules predefined by human operators, in order to make these adaptable capabilities
secured and privacy-protected strictly by humans, the adaptable application support model does not
contain capabilities of the security and privacy protection group.

Rec. ITU-T Y.4552/Y.2078 (02/2016) 865