ETSI TR 103 537 V1.1.1 (2019-09)

SmartM2M; PlugtestsTM preparation on Semantic Interoperability

DTR/SmartM2M-103537

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Sep-2019
• Technical Committee: SmartM2M - Smart M2M
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Due Date: 30-Aug-2019
• Completion Date: 16-Sep-2019

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ETSI TR 103 537 V1.1.1 (2019-09)






TECHNICAL REPORT
SmartM2M;
Plugtests™ preparation on Semantic Interoperability

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Reference
DTR/SmartM2M-103537
Keywords
interoperability, IoT, oneM2M, privacy, SAREF,
semantic, testing
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 5
Foreword . 5
Modal verbs terminology . 5
1 Scope . 6
1.1 Context for the present document . 6
1.2 Scope of the present document . 6
2 References . 6
2.1 Normative references . 6
2.2 Informative references . 6
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Terms . 7
3.2 Symbols . 7
3.3 Abbreviations . 8
TM
4 Semantic Interoperability Plugtests in the context of IoT . 9
4.1 A global approach to IoT Systems . 9
4.1.1 Major characteristics of IoT systems . 9
4.1.2 The need for an "IoT-centric" view . 9
4.1.2.1 Introduction . 9
4.1.2.2 Roles . 9
4.1.2.3 Reference Architecture(s) . 10
4.1.2.4 Guidelines . 10
4.2 Main objectives of the present document . 10
4.3 Purpose and target group . 10
4.4 Content of the document . 10
5 Requirements for testing semantic interoperability . 11
5.1 Approaches for Semantic Interoperability (SI) . 11
5.1.1 Possible approaches . 11
5.1.2 Commonalities and differences between SI approaches . 12
5.1.3 Examples of different approaches . 12
5.1.3.1 SAREF . 12
5.1.3.2 oneM2M semantic interoperability approaches . 12
5.1.3.3 W3C Web of Things . 13
5.2 Features for semantic interoperability testing. 13
5.3 Objective of a semantic interoperability Plugtests™ event . 14
6 Test configurations . 14
6.1 Introduction . 14
6.2 Single IoT platform . 14
6.2.1 CFG-01 Single IoT device/Application on a single IoT platform. 14
6.2.2 CFG-02 Two IoT devices/Applications on a single IoT platform . 14
6.3 Multiple IoT platforms using the same ontology . 15
6.3.1 CFG-03 Single IoT devices/Applications on multiple IoT platforms . 15
6.3.2 CFG-04 Two IoT devices/Applications on multiple IoT platforms using a common ontology . 15
6.4 Multiple IoT platforms using different ontologies . 16
6.4.1 CFG-05 Single IoT devices/Applications on multiple IoT platforms using different ontologies . 16
6.4.2 CFG-06 Multiple IoT devices/Applications on multiple IoT platforms using different ontologies . 16
7 Examples of possible testing scenarios . 17
7.1 Introduction . 17
7.2 Scenario A-1: Sensor data reporting on a single IoT platform using an ontology . 18
7.2.1 Test configuration . 18
7.2.2 Scenario high level objective . 19
7.2.3 Description . 19
7.2.4 Actors/Entities involved . 19
7.2.5 Scenario sequence/flows . 19
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7.3 Scenario A-2: Data exchanged between two IoT devices on a single IoT platform using a common
ontology . 20
7.3.1 Test configuration . 20
7.3.2 Scenario high level objective . 20
7.3.3 Description . 20
7.3.4 Actors/Entities involved . 21
7.3.5 Scenario sequence/flows . 21
7.4 Scenario B-1: sensor data reporting between platforms in the same vertical domain using the same

ontology . 21
7.4.1 Test configuration . 21
7.4.2 Scenario high level objective . 22
7.4.3 Description . 22
7.4.4 Actors/Entities involved . 22
7.4.5 Scenario sequence/flows . 22
7.5 Scenario B-2: command sent by an IoT application through platforms in the same vertical domain using
the same ontology . 23
7.5.1 Test configuration . 23
7.5.2 Scenario high level objective . 23
7.5.3 Description . 24
7.5.4 Actors/Entities involved . 24
7.5.5 Scenario sequence/flows . 24
7.6 Scenario C-1: Cross-Domain Interoperability, Same Ontology . 25
7.6.1 Test configuration . 25
7.6.2 Scenario high level objective . 25
7.6.3 Description . 25
7.6.4 Actors/Entities involved . 26
7.6.5 Scenario sequence/flows . 26
7.7 Scenario D-1: Interworking with Semantic-unaware Systems . 28
7.7.1 Test configuration . 28
7.7.2 Scenario high level objective . 28
7.7.3 Description . 28
7.7.4 Actors/Entities involved . 29
7.7.5 Scenario sequence/flows . 29
7.8 Scenario D-2: semantic interworking between vendor-specific IoT devices in the same platform using
the same ontology . 30
7.8.1 Test configuration . 30
7.8.2 Scenario high level objective . 31
7.8.3 Description . 31
7.8.4 Actors/Entities involved . 31
7.8.5 Scenario sequence/flows . 31
7.9 Scenario E-1: Sensor data reporting between platforms in the same vertical domain using different
ontologies . 32
7.9.1 Test configuration . 32
7.9.2 Scenario high level objective . 32
7.9.3 Description . 32
7.9.4 Actors/Entities involved . 33
7.9.5 Scenario sequence/flows . 33
7.10 Scenario E-2: Cross-Domain Interoperability, Different Ontologies . 34
7.10.1 Test configuration . 34
7.10.2 Scenario high level objective . 35
7.10.3 Description . 35
7.10.4 Actors/Entities involved . 35
7.10.5 Scenario sequence/flows . 36
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8 Guidelines for the preparation of a Plugtests event . 37
8.1 General guidelines . 37
8.2 Guidelines for IT and infrastructure needed to run the test . 38
8.3 Guidelines for the preparation of test reporting . 38
9 Conclusion . 38
Annex A: Change History . 40
History . 41
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Intellectual Property Rights
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Foreword
This Technical Report (TR) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Smart Machine-to-Machine
communications (SmartM2M).
Modal verbs terminology
In the present document "should", "should not", "may", "need not", "will", "will not", "can" and "cannot" are to be
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1 Scope
1.1 Context for the present document
The design, development and deployment of - potentially large - IoT systems require to address a number of topics -
such as privacy, interoperability or privacy - that are related and should be treated in a concerted manner. In this
context, several Technical Reports have been developed that each address a specific facet of IoT systems.
In order to provide a global and coherent view of all the topics addressed, a common approach has been outlined across
the Technical Reports concerned with the objective to ensure that the requirements and specificities of the IoT systems
are properly addressed and that the overall results are coherent and complementary.
The present document has been built with this common approach also applied in all of the other documents listed
below:
• ETSI TR 103 533 [i.12]: "SmartM2M; Security; Standards Landscape and best practices".
• ETSI TR 103 534 [i.13]: "SmartM2M; Teaching Material: Part 1: IoT Security and SmartM2M; Teaching
Material; Part 2: IoT Privacy".
• ETSI TR 103 535 [i.1]: "SmartM2M; Guidelines for using semantic interoperability in the industry".
• ETSI TR 103 536 [i.9]: "SmartM2M; Strategic/technical approach on how to acheive
interoperability/interworking of existing IoT Platforms".
• ETSI TR 103 591 [i.14]: "SmartM2M; Privacy study report; Standards Landscape and best practices".
1.2 Scope of the present document
The present document intends to define and prepare the organization of a Plugtests™ event on Semantic Interoperability
based on AIOTI High Level Architecture, oneM2M base ontology (linked to ETSI SmartM2M SAREF one) and
oneM2M Service Layer information sharing to demonstrate a more practical/industrial use. This work includes test
configurations and scenarios as well as guidelines for the test organization and reporting.
2 References
2.1 Normative references
Normative references are not applicable in the present document.
2.2 Informative references
References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific. For specific references, only the cited version applies. For non-specific references, the latest version of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE: While any hyperlinks included in this clause were valid at the time of publication ETSI cannot guarantee
their long-term validity.
The following referenced documents are not necessary for the application of the present document, but they assist the
user with regard to a particular subject area.
[i.1] ETSI TR 103 535: "SmartM2M; Guidelines for using semantic interoperability in the industry".
[i.2] "Advancing IoT Platforms Interoperability", IoT European Platforms Initiative (IoT-EPI), River
Publishers, 2018.
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[i.3] "Semantic Interoperability", AIOTI WG03, Release 2.0, 2015.
[i.4] "Semantic Interoperability as Key to IoT Platform Federation", M. Jacoby, A. Antonic, K. Kreiner,
R. Lapacz and J. Pielorz, 2017.
[i.5] ETSI TS 103 264 (V2.1.1): "SmartM2M; Smart Appliances; Reference Ontology and oneM2M
Mapping".
[i.6] ETSI TS 118 133: "oneM2M; Interworking Framework (oneM2M TS-0033)".
[i.7] ETSI TS 118 112: "oneM2M; Base Ontology (oneM2M TS-0012)".
[i.8] ETSI TS 118 113: "oneM2M; Interoperability Testing (oneM2M TS-0013)".
[i.9] ETSI TR 103 536: "SmartM2M; Strategic/technical approach on how to achieve
interoperability/interworking of existing standardized IoT Platforms".
[i.10] ETSI TS 118 115: "oneM2M; Testing Framework (oneM2M TS-0015)".
[i.11] "High Level Architecture (HLA)", AIOTI WG03, Release 4.0, 2018.
[i.12] ETSI TR 103 533: "SmartM2M; Security; Standards Landscape and best practices".
[i.13] ETSI TR 103 534 (all parts): "SmartM2M; Teaching Material (Part 1: IoT Security and Part 2: IoT
Privacy)".
[i.14] ETSI TR 103 591: "SmartM2M; Privacy study report; Standards Landscape and best practices".
[i.15] ETSI TS 118 123: "oneM2M; Home Appliances Information Model and Mapping (oneM2M
TS-0023)".
[i.16] ETSI TS 118 121: "oneM2M; oneM2M and AllJoyn® Interworking (oneM2M TS-0021)".
[i.17] ETSI TS 118 114: "oneM2M; LWM2M Interworking (oneM2M TS-0014)".
[i.18] ETSI TS 118 124: "oneM2M; OCF nterworking (oneM2M TS-0024)".
3 Definition of terms, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms
For the purposes of the present document, the following terms apply:
ontology: formal specification of a system, defining its components as objects with their main concepts, properties,
attributes and relationships versus other components (derived from ETSI TS 118 112 [i.7])
semantics: meta-data describing the content and meaning of a data structure that relates it to the real system it describes
semantic interoperability: ability of IoT devices and platforms to exchange data with unambiguous, shared meaning
(derived from Wikipedia)
semantic interoperability testing: validating that a data source and sink are compatible and have the same semantics
for a specific data structure
semantic interworking: ability of IoT devices and platforms to exchange data by the means of intermediate
components responsible for the mapping of data
semantic-unaware platform: IoT platform which does not support semantics
3.2 Symbols
Void.
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3.3 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:
AIOTI Alliance for IoT Innovation
BO Base Ontology
CFG Configuration
CIM Core Information Model
CSE Common Services Entity
CTI Centre for Testing and Interoperability
DUL DOLCE Ultra Lite
EPI European Platforms Initiative
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
ETSI European Telecommunication Standards Institute
EU European Union
HMI Human Machine Interface
HPA High Pressure Alarm
ICT Information and Communication Technology
IoT Internet of Things
IoT-EPI IoT European Platforms Initiative
IP Internet Protocol
ISA International Society of Automation
IT Information Technology
JSON JavaScript Object Notation
JSON-LD JavaScript Object Notation for Linked Data
LSP Large Scale Pilot
LWM2M Lightweight M2M
M2M Machine-to-Machine
Mcc Reference Point for M2M Communication with CSE
OCF Open Connectivity Foundation
OWL Web Ontology Language
PT Pressure Transmitter
PV Pressure Value
RDF Resource Description Framework
SAREF Smart Applications REFerence ontology
SDT Smart Device Template
SI Semantic Interoperability
SSN Semantic Sensor Network
TC Technical Committee
TR Technical Report
TS Technical Specification
V Vessel
W3C World Wide Web Consortium
WG Working Group
WiFi Wireless Fidelity
WoT Web of Things
XML eXtensible Markup Language
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TM
4 Semantic Interoperability Plugtests in the context
of IoT
4.1 A global approach to IoT Systems
4.1.1 Major characteristics of IoT systems
IoT systems are often seen as an extension to existing systems needed because of the (potentially massive) addition of
networked devices. However, this approach does not take stock of a set of essential characteristics of IoT systems that
push for an alternative approach where the IoT system is at the centre of attention of those who want to make them
happen. This advocates for an "IoT-centric" view.
Most of the above-mentioned essential characteristics may be found in other ICT-based systems. However, the main
difference with IoT systems is that they all have to be dealt with simultaneously. The most essential ones are:
• Stakeholders: there is a large variety o
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