8. Glossary

M2M (Machine to Machine)

A technique for connecting machines together point-to-point or via a communications network.

Connected Objects; IoT (Internet of Things); Iod (Internet of Things)

All objects connected point-to-point or via a communication network.

MEC (Mobile Edge Computing)

Technique for deploying data storage or processing software elements at the edge of the mobile communications network.

SDN (Software Defined Network)

A technique that replaces physical network equipment with software and provides programmatic access to the data layer.

NFV (Network Function Virtualization)

A technique for replacing the physical equipment of a communications network with...