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3 Unleashing the potential of the Internet of Things

Annex A

The IoT common requirements list

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

The following table lists and numbers the requirements described in clause 8 "Common requirements
of the IoT".

Requirement Requirement Requirement description Summary of
number category the requirement
N1 Non-functional Interoperability is required to be Interoperability is
ensured among heterogeneous required.
IoT implementations.

N2 Non-functional Scalability is required to be Scalability is required.
supported in IoT in order to
handle a large amount of
devices, applications and users.

N3 Non-functional Reliability in capabilities of IoT, Reliability is required.
such as reliability in
communication, service and data
management capabilities of IoT,
is required
N4 Non-functional The IoT is required to provide High availability is
high availability in service required.
provisioning, data management,
communication, sensing and
actuating things.
N5 Non-functional Adaptability to the new Adaptability is
technologies emerging in the required.
future is required in IoT
N6 Non-functional Manageability is required to be Manageability is
supported in IoT in order to required.
ensure normal operations.
A1 Application Programmable interfaces are Standardized
support required to be standardized to programmable
provide open access to interfaces are
application support capabilities. required.
A2 Application Group management, including Group management is
Support display, creation, modification, required.
deletion of IoT groups and
display, addition, modification,
deletion of IoT group members,
is required to be supported
in IoT.

A3 Application In order to support global time Reliable time
Support stamping in IoT, reliable time synchronization is
synchronization is required. required.
A4 Application Collaboration among services or Collaboration is
Support among devices with the same required.
goal accessing IoT applications
is required.

84 Rec. ITU-T Y.4100/Y.2066 (06/2014)