Open Connectivity Foundation Explained

Open Connectivity Foundation
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Abbreviation:OCF
Type:Standards organization
Purpose:Promoting standards for the Internet of things
Membership:Many member organizations

The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) is an industry organization to develop standards, promote a set of interoperability guidelines, and provide a certification program for devices involved in the Internet of things (IoT). By 2016 it claimed to be one of the biggest industrial connectivity standards organizations for IoT.[1] Its membership includes Samsung Electronics, Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Electrolux.[2] [3] [4]

The OCF delivers a framework that enables these requirements via a specification,[5] [6] a reference implementation[7] and a certification program. IoTivity, the open source reference implementation of the specifications, is actively developed by different members of the OCF.

History

The Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) began as an industry group to develop standards and certification for devices involved in the Internet of Things (IoT) based around the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP).[8] OIC was created in July 2014 by Intel, Broadcom, and Samsung Electronics.[9] Broadcom left the consortium shortly after it was established, due to a disagreement on how to handle intellectual property.[10]

In September 2015 a release candidate of the specification in version 1.0 for the core framework, smart home device, resource type, security and remote access capabilities was released.[11] By November, 2015, "diamond members" included Cisco Systems, GE Software, Intel and Samsung.[12]

On February 19, 2016 the OIC changed its name to the Open Connectivity Foundation and added Microsoft, Qualcomm and Electrolux.[13]

In November 2018 it was announced version 1 of the standard was ratified by International Organization for Standardization as ISO/IEC 30118-1:2018.[14]

In November, 2019, OCF released a draft "cloud API" for cloud computing services in addition to device-to-device and device-to-cloud service specifications.

By 2021, "diamond members" were Haier, LG Corporation and Samsung.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IoT Standards Get a Big Push: Meet the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF). 23 February 2016. 26 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531161545/https://industrial-iot.com/2016/02/meet-the-open-connectivity-foundation-ocf/. 31 May 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Gigaom - New Open Connectivity Foundation combines Open Interconnect Consortium and AllSeen Alliance. Stowe Boyd.
  3. Web site: Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, & others launch IoT standards group: Open Connectivity Foundation. Paul Sawers. VentureBeat. 19 February 2016 .
  4. http://openconnectivity.org/about/membership-list OCF Membership List
  5. http://openconnectivity.org/upnp/specifications UPNP Specification Page
  6. http://openconnectivity.org/resources/specifications OCF Specification Page
  7. Web site: OCF Reference Implementation Page . 2016-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317104846/https://www.iotivity.org/ . 2016-03-17 . dead .
  8. Web site: Wolf. Michael. Smart Home Show: The Open Interconnect Consortium. TECHNOLOGY.FM. 6 March 2015. fm.
  9. http://www.cnet.com/news/intel-samsung-create-internet-of-things-group/ Intel, Samsung create Internet of Things group
  10. https://gigaom.com/2014/10/10/its-an-iot-standards-shakeup-as-broadcom-dumps-intels-open-interconnect-consortium/ It’s an IoT standards shakeup as Broadcom dumps Intel’s Open Interconnect Consortium
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20151014235001/http://openinterconnect.org/oic-news-releases/open-interconnect-consortium-unveils-cloud-native-support-for-internet-of-things/ |OIC Candidate Specification 1.0 released
  12. Web site: List of OIC members . October 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151113030957/http://openinterconnect.org/members/ . November 13, 2015 . dead .
  13. http://fortune.com/2016/02/19/microsoft-qualcomm-join-rebranded-internet-of-things-club/ Microsoft, Qualcomm Join Rebranded Internet of Things Club
  14. https://openconnectivity.org/announcements/open-connectivity-foundation-specification-achieves-recognition-by-international-standards-and-conformity-committees-driving-secure-interoperability-across-the-internet-of-things-worldwide The International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission Joint Technical Committee 1 approved the Open Connectivity Foundation Specification as an Internationally Recognized Internet of Things Standard
  15. Web site: List of OCF members . October 28, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507040555/https://openconnectivity.org/foundation/membership-list/ . May 7, 2021 .
  16. News: Open Source IoT Standards IoTivity and AllJoyn Merge. 2016-10-11. The Security Ledger. en-US. 2016-10-18.

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