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Summary
Recommendation ITU-T Y.2060 provides an overview of the Internet of Things (IOT). It clarifies the
concept and scope of the IoT, identifies the fundamental characteristics and high-level requirements
of the IoT and describes the IoT reference model. The ecosystem and business models are also
provided in an informative appendix.
Scope
This Recommendation provides an overview of the Internet of things (IoT) with the main objective
of highlighting this important area for future standardization.
More specifically, this Recommendation covers the following:
IoT-related terms and definitions
concept and scope of the IoT
characteristics of the IoT
high-level requirements of the IoT
IoT reference models.
IoT ecosystem and business models-related information is provided in Appendix I. 1)