Internet of Things Architecture

outside the FC.

Translate
End To End
Protocol

The Translate End To End Protocol function allows

translating between different End To End Protocols.

An example would be to translate HTTP/TCP to

COAP/UDP. This function is necessary to implement

a Gateway. It‘s an internal function with no exposed

interface outside the FC.

C.5.3

Pass Context The Pass Context function allows transmitting the
context of protocol translation between two
Gateways. The context could be related to
addressing, methods specific for a RESTful protocol,
keying material and security credentials. It‘s an
internal function with no exposed interface outside
the FC.

C.5.3

Network Communication

Description The Network Communication FC takes care of enabling
communication between networks through Locators
(addressing) and ID Resolution. The FC includes routing,
which enables linking different network address spaces.
Moreover different network technologies can be converged
through network protocol translations.

Pertaining
requirements

UNI.048, UNI.095, UNI.301, UNI.302, UNI.303, UNI.304,

UNI.308, UNI.309, UNI.310, UNI.312, UNI.313, UNI.314,

UNI.315, UNI.318, UNI.320, UNI.321, UNI.324, UNI.327,

UNI.328, UNI.506, UNI.614

Technical use
case

C.5.2

Default function set

Function
name

Function description Usage

example

Transmit
Packet

The function allows transmitting a packet from Hop

To Hop Communication FC to Network

Communication FC and from End To End

Communication FC to Network Communication FC.

This function is executed by the Network

Communication FC and can be called by an End To

End Communication FC or by the Hop To Hop

Communication FC. The arguments for the packet

C.5.3