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CJ Boguszewski
Global Go-to-Market Lead
April 2015
New Requirements for the IoT
Internet
Protocol
Multi-
Transport
Distrib
Intellig
Standards
based
security
Horiz
Platform
Arch
Fit for
future
to grow
benefits

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Future IoT Needs
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Local Energy EmpowermentBudgetaryEnvironmental SecurityNew Demands
Operational Efficiency Reduce Costs & Carbon New Revenue Streams
10B installed devices in
the “broad IoT”
ALREADY
Brownfield M2M and
Greenfield M2M form
“industrial IoT”
Applications (verticals)
are diversifying at a rapid
rate
Solution stacks remain
complex
Platforms (horizontals)
and enablement /
building blocks matter

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The Internet of Things is a Convergence and an Evolution
Intersection of three crucial trends
Moore’s Law (Semiconductors)
Metcalfe’s Law (Networked Device Value)
Truly Big Data

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There is No More Important Decision to Make
Than Which Network Platform Will Enable the IoT
… But on what basis do we make it?
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“We’ve Seen This Film Before …”
Smart Grid Networks IoT Networks

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IoT Myth #1
“IP Networking is Overkill”
Claim
“IoT devices only need one way
networking”
“IoT devices are too cheap /
constrained”
“IoT devices are function specific”
Reality
Standards ignite markets
Interoperability lowers costs
Leverage billions in 3rd party R&D
investment
IP (always) wins
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IoT Myth #2
“What Matters is Which Transport You Use”
Claim
“Power Line Carrier is the answer”
“No, cellular is the answer”
“No, my proprietary wireless mesh is the
answer”
Reality
Not “hammer / nail”
Huge, unpredictable variety of devices &
locations
Need most general architecture possible
Multi-transport
architecture wins
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IoT Myth #3
“What Matters is How Much Bandwidth”
Claim
“You only need 5 Kbits/sec.”
“You need 10 Mbits/sec.”
“…”
Reality
Reliability, latency often more important
than speed
Longevity requires extensibility
“Horses for Courses”
Distributed intelligence
architecture wins
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IoT Myth #4
“Proprietary Security is Fine for IoT”
Claim
“IoT devices are too cheap / constrained”
“Sensor networks mean encryption =
security”
“Who will bother hacking …”
Reality
Privacy, authentication, authorization
Command & control comes in many
forms …
“Security through obscurity” always fails
Standards-based security throughout
the stack wins
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IoT Myth #5
“I Will Provide You A Platform …”
Claim
“… even though my business is devices”
“… even though my business is
applications”
“… even though my business is enterprise
systems”
“… even though my business is doing
integration projects”
Reality
3rd party devices poorly supported
3rd party apps poorly supported
Huge, slow, expensive integration projects
Ongoing, expensive integration
engagements
Horizontal platform architecture wins
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IoT Networks: the Basic, the Professional and the Internet
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Basic
IoT Networks
Professional IOT
Networks
INTERNET
Networks
Speed
From few
messages
per day to few KB
per seconds
Hundreds of KB
per second
Several MB per
seconds
Data Volume
Few dozens of
bytes per day
Up to MBs
per month
Dozens of GBs per
month
Type of
communication
Not critical
One Way mainly
Critical
Two Way mainly
Real Time Control
Secured, Reliable (SLA)
Dozens of MBs per
month
Network
Providers
UNB, LORA,
4xx MHz STAR
Networks
Silver Spring Networks
3G, 4G, Fiber Optic,
public WIFI
IoT Devices
Basic Electricity,
Gas, Water Meters
Waste Containers
Traffic Controllers
Streetlights & Cabinets
Advertising Panels
Energy, Water and Gas
Smart Meters, Parking,
EV Chargers, Bike
Rental, …
HD Video Surveillance
Cameras
Smart Phones
Computers
Networking characteristics:
• Throughput (bps to Mbps)
• Payload size (bytes to
Mbytes)
• Latency (minutes, hours,
days to msec)
AND ALSO …
Economic terms:
• Cost (CAPEX and
OPEX to pure as-a-
Service)
• Coverage of end-
sensors (from, say, 95%
to 99.9%)
• Reliability (retries over
hours, days to QoS)

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The Network Evolution to Lay the Groundwork of the IoT
Has Been a Decade in the Making
Time
Devices
10s of Millions
100s of Millions
Billions
Smart Energy
Networks
Smart City
Infrastructure
Networks
Internet-of -
Things
Open, IPV6, standards-based, secure, reliable, scalable

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Future IoT Architecture Recommendation

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T: @cjbogus
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