Overcoming the Limitations of Current or Legacy M2M Systems.
M2M Evolution: The Old and the New Internet of Things
This presentation explains an Architectural Approach for creating more effective M2M Solutions.
Key points are:
- Decoupling of Consumers and Producers of data
- Single flexible M2M Infrastructure
- Flexible, IT centric Scalable Edge Nodes hardware and software platforms
- Integrating and Consolidating Services at the Edge.
A Journey Into the Emotions of Software Developers
Overcoming the Limitations of Current or Legacy M2M Systems - The M2M Evolution
1. Overcoming the Limitations of Current or
Legacy M2M Systems
M2M Evolution: The Old and the New Internet of Things
Munich, 10.12.2012
Robert Andres
2. The Internet of Things
Legacy M2M Systems
• M2M is not a new concept - device to business applications have
been implemented for many years
• M2M is just a new term for distributed systems like the ones we
have built for years
• Technology advances and standardization lead to a commoditization
of distributed systems
• There is a huge number of legacy protocols and technologies
implemented and in use today that have to be supported
3. The Internet of Things
Understanding Legacy Architectures
Multi-Drop Polled Circuits
Operation
Consoles
FEP Host
Enterprise Applications
• Poll/Response Paradigm uses 100% of available bandwidth
• The data “Transport” is the “Application”
• One protocol for all field equipment limits deployment of new
technology & impedes migration to new technologies
4. Allen-Bradley DF1
Allen-Bradley DH+
Allen-Bradley EN/IP
Amocam (all versions)
ARCNet
ATS
BITbus
CANbus
CA
CCM2
CDCI
CDCII
Conitel
DeviceNet
Daniel
DL130
DNP 3.0
Elliott
Enron Modbus
F&M
Ferranti MK2A
Galveston-Houston
GPE
GSI
Harris 5000/5500/6000
Hansa S002
HART
Hayes
Honeywell DE
Kodata
L&J
LANDAC
Landis & Gyr
Micromotion Flowscale
MODBUS ASCII
MODBUS RTU
MODBUS Plus
MPS9000
MTS
Omron Host Link
Optomux
PERT 2631
Plessey TC6
RDACSII
REDAC 70H
RNIM
Siemens 3964R
Siemens RK512
SLIP
SNET -I
SNET –II
GE SRTP
TANO Model 10
TANO Model 100
TCP/IP
Tejas
Total-Flow
Transit Bus
TRW 9550
Valmet Series 5
Transmitton MT700
TRW S-70
TRW S-703
Varec
Wesdac 4F
WISP
The Internet of Things
... with just a few Industry Protocols
5. The Internet of Things
Understanding Legacy Architectures
One-to-One data relationship
between the Host and field
equipment.
Custom applications are
required to access data
Multi-Drop Polled Circuits
Operation
Consoles
FEP Host
Custom
Application
ERP
Modeling
Engineering
Custom
Application
Enterprise Applications
6. The Internet of Things
Legacy Architectures – Implementation Barrier
Complex mix of data producers, consumers, and services is not
addressed:
• One-to-One data relationship between the services (devices,
sensors) and the (enterprise) applications requiring the data
• Custom applications on a database level are required to access
data
• 60%-90% of Project Effort on Data Delivery
• Costly Bandwidth Consumption
• Protocol is the Transport – Can’t break apart
7. The Internet of Things
Architectural Approach for more effective M2M Solutions
What needs to be done:
• Decoupling of consumers and producers of data
• Single flexible & manageable M2M infrastructure
• Flexible, IT centric SEN hardware & software platforms
But …
• “Minimal-invasive” approach
• Integrating legacy systems, preserving investments
• Reduce cost (WAN, cellular, implementation, operations)
8. The Internet of Things
Architectural Approach for more effective M2M Solutions
What needs to be done (short version):
Decoupling Producers & Consumers of M2M Device Data
+
Integrating and Consolidating Services at the Edge
9. The Internet of Things – Step 1
Decoupling Producers & Consumers of M2M Device Data
Many-to-Many data relationship
between the business applications
and the devices
Enterprise Applications
Location # 3
Location # 1
Location # 2
Enterprise Service Bus
For M2M Device Data
M2M
Integration
Platform
10. The Internet of Things – Step 2
Integrating and Consolidating Services at the Edge
M2M Smart Services Gateways
integrate and consolidate at the
remote location
Enterprise Applications
Location # 3
Location # 1
Location # 2
M2M Multi-Service
Gateway
11. APIs, Dashboards, Console, etc.
The Internet of Things
Distributed Systems Architectural Overview
Consumers of Data
M2M
Integration Platform
Multi-
Service
Gateways
Producers of Data
M2M
Infrastructure
Solution
Operational
Technology
Building Block
Standard Interfaces