Machine-to-machine communications for CONASENSE

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications emerge to autonomously operate to link interactions between Internet cyber world and physical systems, or between cyber world and social systems. We present the technological scenario of M2M communications consisting of wireless infrastructure to cloud, and machine swarm of tremendous devices. Such devices or machines are capable of sensing the environment or useful information and autonomous transportation of such sensed information to effectively operate physical systems/world. Further practical realizations are explored to complete fundamental understanding and engineering knowledge of this new communication and networking technology front.