A server-assisted provisioning method for machine-to-machine gateway

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication with an M2M gateway is expected to spread rapidly with the penetration of smart devices and sensors. As increasing the number of connected devices leads to repetitive manual configuration on an M2M gateway, one of the key factors in M2M communication is ease in configuration for end-users. In this paper, a new server-assisted provisioning method for an M2M gateway is proposed in order to support end-users including novices. The method is implemented in a prototype system and the experimental results show that the method can reduce the number of operational steps by half and the operational time by 25% compared to the conventional manual provisioning method.