Terms of Reference (ToR) for
ETSI TC M2M
Requirements and Use Cases (WG1)
Text under discussion – to be approved at
M2M#15bis
Responsibility
The
main responsibilities of M2M Requirements & Use Cases WG are:
·
Identify Use Cases from the M2M domain that are
relevant for TC M2M.
·
Identify and define requirements for M2M services based
on use cases.
·
Create TC M2M requirements specifications and use cases
reports.
·
Maintain TC M2M requirements specifications and use
cases reports.
Tasks
The
main tasks of M2M Requirements & Use Cases WG are:
·
Describe relevant M2M use cases in the different fields
including Home Automation, Connected Consumers, eHealth, City
Automation,
Automotive, Smart Grid, etc.
·
Develop and maintain use cases reports for these
various M2M applications.
·
Evaluate requirements based on input from:
o
Participants,
o
Use cases reports,
o
TC M2M Architecture Working Group,
o
External bodies including BBF, 3GPP, GSMA, HGi, OMA,
etc.
o
European Mandates e.g. M/490 (Smart Grid)
·
Develop and maintain requirements specifications.
·
Ensure overall coherence and timely and expeditious
evolution of the requirements specifications for TC M2M.
·
Aim to ensure consistency of TC M2M specifications with
the specifications of other bodies such as BBF, 3GPP, GSMA,
HGi, OMA, etc.
Organization and working methods
TC
M2M Requirements & Use Cases WG meets at TC M2M Plenary meetings.
Electronic work to advance topics and documents for the discussion in a WG
meeting is encouraged.
However some ad hoc sessions might be organised when felt necessary e.g. in case
of an exceptionally high amount of work needed to accomplish an agreed target;
or a specific expertise is required; or there is a need for a joint session with
another group).
Liaisons
To
facilitate its work, TC M2M Requirements & Use Cases WG shall identify relevant
bodies and ask the TC M2M Plenary for the agreement to set up direct liaison to
these bodies.
Formal liaison should be established with bodies referencing TC M2M
specifications in order to facilitate the work on specifications
dependence/consistency.
In
some cases, informal liaison is handled by delegates attending international
standardisation meetings and forums.
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