TECHNOLOGY

Björn Ekelund
Ericsson Research
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KEY TECHNOLOGIES FOR IOT

Wireless connectivity
Capillary networking
Distributed cloud
Security and integrity

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 2014 – AN INFLECTION POINT

Security Internet
technology technology

Resource
Wireless
efficient
technology
computing

Moore’s law
Source: Gartner 2014

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TOWARDS THE INTERNET OF THINGS

Applications

App Enablement
Today
Connectivity
Per-problem solutions Transformation
Per-industry solutions Devices
Generic device solutions
Proprietary IT solutions Application Enablement
Cloud
Standards and Open Source

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Wireless connectivity

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LTE evolution

Release 12: Major step

Release 13: Further enhancements
Battery life >10 years with 2 AA batteries Wide support for frequency bands and
20dB additional coverage spectrum options
Very low device cost Support for massive numbers of devices
M2M multiplexed or on stand-alone
carrier
Device Network
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 Non-cellular technologies
Data rate
~1Gbps

~1Mbps

Range

802.11ah
Bluetooth Long Range
~1kbps

~10bps

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Getting ready for 5G
Multiple Integrated Wireless/Access
Solutions enabling the long-term Networked
Society

Multi-hop
communication

Device-to-device
communication

Ultra-dense deployments

Ultra-reliable
Inter-vehicular / vehicular-to-road Spectrum toolbox
communication
communication
Machine
Licensed
communication
Controlled sharing

300 MHz 3 GHz 30 GHz 300 GHz Unlicensed

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Capillary networking

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Capillary Networks
end-to-end controlled IP connectivity
Features
Bluetooth LE • Bridging xAN-WAN
• Auto-configuration
• Management
• Security
IEEE 802.15.4 • Ensured E2E connectivity
• Life-cycle robustness

Data Center
IEEE 802.11ah
Mobile Core
Backend Usage
• Buildings
• Homes
• Vehicles
• Sites
Capillary Capillary
Capillary
Networks Network Function Cloud
GWs

Auto-Configuration, GBA Security, Dynamic Middleware, Dynamic GW Selection, Data & Storage

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Distributed cloud

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In the Networked Society, the
network IS the computer

CALVIN
Network
Computer

Calvin is a breakthrough lightweight Calvin fluidly adapts to change and apps

Platform as a Service for Networked executes where needed. It seamlessly
Society applications, lowering the manages network integration, discovery,
entry barrier for 3rd party developers authentication, mobility, and availability

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Concept: Ericsson CALVIN

Robust

High
performance

Low latency

Flexible

Local

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use case – Energy

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 use case – transportation
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Security and integrity

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safety and Security

Dangerous
Fuzzy borders IoT allows remote attackers to do a lot of damage.

Unstoppable
It will happen regardless what the government does

Ubiquitous
Critical Critical Infrastructure can’t avoid IoT even if they try
Infrastructure/
IoT Concerns Emergency
Preparedness
Unpredictable
We don’t know what new attack vectors IoT will create

Security Afterthought
In the push to get things to the market, security often
not considered initially

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summary
Cloud Data

Devices Networks Security

Objects
Web/RESTful
IP/6LoWPAN

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 technology development
is exponential
Human intuition IS linear.

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