3 Definitions and abbreviations

22.3683GPPRelease 17Service requirements for Machine-Type Communications (MTC)Stage 1TS

3.1 Definitions

For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply.
A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in TR 21.905 [1].

MTC Device: A MTC Device is a UE equipped for Machine Type Communication, which communicates through a PLMN with MTC Server(s) and/or other MTC Device(s).

Note 1: A MTC Device might also communicate locally (wirelessly, possibly through a Personal Area Network, or hardwired) with other entities which provide the MTC Device "raw data" for processing and communication to the MTC Server(s) and/or other MTC Device(s). Local communication between MTC Device(s) and other entities is out of scope of the present document.

MTC Feature: MTC Features are network functions to optimize the network for use by M2M applications.

MTC Group: A MTC Group is a group of MTC Devices that share one or more MTC Features and that belong to the same MTC Subscriber.

MTC Server: A MTC Server is a server, which communicates to the PLMN itself, and to MTC Devices through the PLMN. The MTC Server can also have an interface which can be accessed by the MTC User. The MTC Server can:

– Provide services for other servers (e.g. The MTC Server is a Services Capability Server 3GPP TS 23.682 [3] for an Application Server [3]), and/or

– Provide services for applications and can host the application (e.g. The MTC Server is an Application Server [3]).

MTC User: A MTC User uses the service provided by the MTC Server.

MTC Subscriber: A MTC Subscriber is a legal entity having a contractual relationship with the network operator to provide service to one or more MTC Devices.

Note 2: Typically a M2M service provider is the party holding subscriptions in order to provide connectivity between MTC Devices and the MTC Server. In practise certain roles can collapse, e.g. the network operator acts as the same time as service provider.

3.2 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply.
An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in TR 21.905 [1].

NIMTC Network Improvements for Machine Type Communications

MNO Mobile Network Operator

MTC Machine-Type Communications