【 Weak current College 】 M2M technology, the prospect of unlimited

The popularity of the Internet, communication technology developed today, more and more machines are beginning to have communication features, the one called "machine to machine" (MachinetoMachine, abbreviated M2M) of networking is gradually taking shape. At present, the Earth has been in existence for several billions of devices, and communications network market saturation, regarded as one of the most key future technology in networking will undoubtedly be the next huge potential market. Many market analysis company on M2M made optimistic assessment of the prospects, according to the relevant HarborResearchInc. data display: "today the Ministry 1.1 billion worldwide M2M devices in use at a ' device ' in Internet communicate with each other. ”

In addition, forecast to 2011 BergInsight year worldwide M2M revenue will reach $ 2900, the highest in the world market revenue exceeds $ 50 billion industry and business in the first place. Advisory bodies AlexanderResources also pointed out: "M2M market capacity from 240 billion for 2004 to 2010 year 4700 million (including RFID) dollars". M2M technology almost cover all sectors, including the AV industry, through the "let the machines speak" so that machines are no longer islands of information, enabling equipment and assets for effective monitoring and management by optimizing cost configuration, improved services to promote community to more efficient, secure, energy-saving and environmentally friendly direction.

About M2M
Early in 2002, Opto22 and Nokia began promoting the M2M solutions, they define it as "Ethernet and wireless network as a basis for network communication in the information exchange" between the entities. For M2M applications, communication technology is the basis for its implementation and the bridge, through a variety of wired and wireless communication technologies such as FieldBuses, RFMesh/Zigbee/GPRS, CDMA, Insteon, WiFi, Bluetooth, TCP/IP, connect a variety of terminal equipment or subsystems that use WebServices/M2MMiddleware/SOA, standardized data representation technology, terminal equipment or subsystems summarized into a unified management system, remote monitoring, automatic alarm, control, diagnostic and maintenance, then making the equipment global management and services. At present, the M2M industry chain links are developing rapidly. M2M connection object end devices are increasing, the number of these devices will far exceed the number of people and computers; achieve M2M connections of communication technology matures, the Internet forward IPv6 transition, mobile communication network to 3G even 4G transition, wireless connection option is more and more; in addition, M2M hardware and software platform will be enriched and perfection.
Based on global M2M market growth, service providers, hardware/software and service providers are actively involved in hopes to win a share. Vodafone, Orange, AT & T, and so on Europe and the communication Giants are ambitious for M2M business in China, China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom and mobile operators are the main promoters of M2M, also in Europe and the United States in addition to the traditional mobile operators, but also the emergence of market specialized for M2M M2M mobile operators, such as: Aeris and JasperWireless. In the hardware manufacturing, the M2M hardware is the machine with communication or networking capabilities, you can extract information from a variety of machines/equipment gets data and delivered to the communications network hardware manufacturers, the launch of wireless M2M hardware products can meet the needs of different environments, different applications of mobile information processing, such as Nokia and SonyEricsson company has introduced a small wireless communication devices, can be set in from car to home at any one article, become objects of "monitor and control center". In the software management platform, M2M management software is on terminal equipment and assets management, control of key, M2M software can include: M2M middleware (Middleware) and (embedded) M2MEdgeware (also referred to as software communications gateway), real-time database, M2M integration platform or framework (Framework), the common basis for M2M application component library, as well as industry applications suite, etc. General M2M application features include: remote monitoring, automatic alarm, control, diagnostic and maintenance, system interaction, data mining, reporting and decision support, energy analysis, asset tracking and maintenance. As the M2M industry development, cost is appropriate M2M.

M2M application in the AV industry
Application of M2M technology, to let the AV device to achieve a more efficient control and management, enable AV systems integration more intelligently and holistic. In the smart home and intelligent building, M2M technology can make your home or building within the device as a machine-like collaborative work.

Sony professional system of M2M solutions using industry standard information technology, provide remote monitoring, data backup, error correction, and other functions, including DisplayControlSystem (DCS), through a single central console for centralized control of video and A/V equipment, using one-touch button, select control all displays, group or individual television. For stadiums, the Sony monitor control systems to save AV installation time, control costs play an important role, but it is also a large number of enterprises and the campus and the monitor, the monitor signal output device management.
Lantronix device as a remote control solution provider, as early as in 2004 for the section as providing M2M solutions, in cooperation with Christie。 Lantronix, created the ChristieNET? product line that combines LantronixSecurEBox? security device servers and branch depending on the specific firmware, through the convergence of AV and IT, customers can securely, let the AV device networking, remote access and monitoring. By virtue of this section as in 2005 won the M2MMagazine issued ValueChainAward awards. Mitsubishi Electric has recently also chose LantronixXport embedded network connectivity modules, further strengthening on a large number of remote management and monitoring capabilities, Mitsubishi has in its high-end projector using the Xport provides network functionality, they believe that this solution benefits can also be added to low-cost, a lot of projector product line. Xport to enable serial-based devices, LAN/WAN or the Internet to communicate. Use Xport of Mitsubishi user regardless of when and where you can access through the Internet, monitoring and control equipment.
In Mitsubishi's case, the customized software application ProjectorView control system, you can easily display the status of each projector. Use Xport built-in Web browser, remote users can use their PC browser access ProjectorView monitor, on the performance of each projector for proactive, real-time monitoring, monitoring includes bulbs, internal temperature, light bulb have already run the length of time, last maintenance and installation time, etc. In addition, ProjectorView allows maintenance personnel in Internet remote operations each projector basic functionality. The system makes it easy to diagnose the State of each projector, once a problem is found, the e-mail notification will be sent directly to each customer service staff there, just issue a warning, such as the projector to overheat, lamp life expires or command error. Xport allow each customer service staff greatly reduce the number of fixed access, reduced maintenance and repair costs, and can provide a more comprehensive customer service. In addition, Lantronix device can also be used for digital signage, as well as high-end home AV system control.
Smart home is a M2M technology is very typical of apply when all devices have a communication capability, the smart home building becomes easier. United States AT & T combines it in fixed telephony, mobile telephony, cable television, Internet and other network infrastructure advantage, and Agere Systems TrueONE solutions by combining user for carrier-grade mobile phone or PC video surveillance applications, as well as IPTV, VoIP, and other large amounts of data. NTTdocomo launched Japan's i-mode operation mode, either directly through a mobile phone or PDA remote control home intelligent household appliances, remote monitoring and control on the use of the "M2M remote control" concept, realization of man and machine, machine and remote control machine.
NTT offers available through the Internet or FOMA handset control HC-1000 monitoring camera, the device uses 300 megapixel CMOS sensor, Ethernet interface, support for 802 .11a/b/g, you can shoot video QVGA quality; built-in "active defense" systems, squawk alert sound scare robbers, and even microphones/speakers two-way communication system, user-friendly and thieves. Whereas the adoption of biometrics identification and development of automatic door systems, can provide better security, people standing at the entrance to the installation on the camera front, if confirmed to people for apartment dwellers, the door will open, very convenient. There is a M2M technology, in addition to the human-machine control, family device can also be achieved through the exchange of more automated, for instance hi-fi automatically downloading songs from the computer, movies, refrigerator in the kitchen of the billboards to display a list of food inventory and purchasing, etc. In addition, M2M technology for automatic meter reading systems, smart electricity grid through linkage and household energy analysis system, you can achieve higher energy efficiency.