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P. Svoboda, M. Laner, N. Nikaein, D. Drajic, M. Popovic:
"Machine-to-Machine Traffic and Modelling";
in: "Machine-to-Machine Communications: Architectures, Technology, Standards, and Applications", issued by: Vojislav B. Misic, Jelena Misic; Taylor and Francis/CRC Press, London, 2014, ISBN: 9781466561236, 57 - 85.

Different from the traditional human-to-human (H2H)-based communications
for which 3G wireless networks are currently designed
and optimized for, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications or
machine-type communications (MTC) is seen as a form of data communication,
among devices and/or from devices to a set of servers,
that do not necessarily require human interaction [1]. Such M2M is
also about collecting and distributing the meaningful data efficiently,
often in real time; managing connected devices; providing back-end
connectivity anywhere and anytime; and consequently enabling the
creation of the so-called "Internet of things" (IoT).

Different from the traditional human-to-human (H2H)-based communications
for which 3G wireless networks are currently designed
and optimized for, machine-to-machine (M2M) communications or
machine-type communications (MTC) is seen as a form of data communication,
among devices and/or from devices to a set of servers,
that do not necessarily require human interaction [1]. Such M2M is
also about collecting and distributing the meaningful data efficiently,
often in real time; managing connected devices; providing back-end
connectivity anywhere and anytime; and consequently enabling the
creation of the so-called "Internet of things" (IoT).