EXECUTIVE SUMMARY / INTRODUCTION   

1.  TERMINOLOGY   

2.  ASSUMPTIONS AND SCOPE   

3. CELLULAR IOT SERVICES OVERVIEW   

3.1. CHALLENGES TO CELLULAR IOT   
3.2. PROGRESS IN 3GPP SPECIFICATIONS AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT   
3.3. CELLULAR IOT SERVICES USE CASES   
3.3.1 Use Case Overview   
3.3.2. User Case 1: Metering   
3.3.3. User Case 2: Asset monitoring   

4. CELLULAR IOT CORE NETWORK ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS   

4.1. REQUIREMENTS FROM SERVICE ASPECT   
4.2. REQUIREMENTS FROM NETWORK OPERATION ASPECT   
4.2.1. Network Flexibility   
4.2.2. Network Scalability   
4.2.3. Network Capability Exposure   
4.2.4. Automated network management   

5. KEY TECHNOLOGIES IN CIOT CORE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE DESIGN   

5.1. OVERVIEW   
5.2. NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION   
5.3. CORE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE OPTIMIZATION   
5.4. SERVICE CAPABILITY EXPOSURE   

6. NFV BASED NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND MANAGEMENT   

6.1. NFV OVERVIEW   
6.2. NFV ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW   
6.3. NFV MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE OVERVIEW   
6.4. VNF LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT   
6.5. NETWORK SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND ORCHESTRATION   

7. CIOT CORE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND SOLUTIONS   

7.1 CIOT OPTIMIZATION EPC ARCHITECTURE (NB-IOT AND EMTC)   
7.2.1. CIoT Optimization EPC architecture   
7.2.2. Network Functions Enhancements   
7.2.3. Reference Points   
7.2. KEY SOLUTION IN CIOT CORE NETWORK   
7.2.1. Efficient data transmission   
7.2.1.1 Data over NAS (Control-Plane Optimization)   
7.2.1.2 User-Plane Optimization
7.2.1.3 Non-IP small data transmission   
7.2.2. Low Power Consumption of Terminals   
7.2.2.1 PSM   
7.2.2.2 Extended Periodic TAU Timer   
7.2.2.3 eDRX   
7.2.3. Coverage Enhancement   
7.2.4. Massive Access Control   
7.2.4.1 Congestion Control Management   
7.2.4.2 Rate Control   
7.2.5. Inter RAT idle mode mobility to/from NB-IoT   
7.2.6. DECOR and eDECOR   
7.2.7. SMS  

 
8. CIOT CORE NETWORK DEPLOYMENT ANALYSIS   

8.1. SHARING THE CORE NETWORK WITH CONVERGED MBB NETWORK   
8.2. CIOT DEDICATED CORE NETWORK FOR CIOT   

9. CIOT SERVICE CAPABILITY EXPOSURE   

9.1. OVERVIEW
9.2. SERVICE CAPABILITY EXPOSURE REQUIREMENTS   
9.2.1. Real-time user status awareness   
9.2.2. Communications   
9.2.3. Service parameter management   
9.2.4. Qos management   
9.3. SERVICE CAPABILITY EXPOSURE ARCHITECTURE   
9.3.1. Overview   
9.3.2. Interface   
9.3.3. Identifier   
9.3.4. Deployment and routing   
9.4. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS OF SERVICE CAPABILITY EXPOSURE 

  
10. RESOURCES/REFERENCES   

GTI IoT Core Network Architecture White Paper V1.0