Table 6 Overview of 3GPP MTC standardization efforts (based on [145])
From: Mobile M2M communication architectures, upcoming challenges, applications, and future directions
Parameters | Work items |
|---|---|
3GPP Release 11 (2012) | ∙ Power preference indications |
|  | ∙ Random access control overload |
3GPP Release 12 (2014) | ∙ Cat-0 MTC devices (low cost) |
|  | ∙ Power-saving modes |
|  | ∙ Device assisting information for |
| Â | eNB tuning |
3GPP Release 13 (expected in 2016) | ∙ Low-cost MTC modules |
|  | ∙ Coverage enhancements |
|  | ∙ Power-saving enhancements for |
| Â | eNB tuning |