TIA TIA-4954

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication is a form of data communication that involves one or more entities that do not necessarily require human interaction or intervention in the process of communication.

M2M communication could be carried over cdma2000®1 1x or HRPD networks. In M2M communication, the cdma2000 role is largely confined to serving as transport, as well as performing other networking services (access security, accounting, QoS, etc).

M2M services have their own specific characteristics which might be different from services in which humans directly influence communication flow. This may require some special handling or optimization of the cdma2000 network for better support of M2M communications.

This document provides the system requirements for M2M to guide the work of the enhancements required to the cdma2000 technology for the support of this feature.