Spotlight on Business Strategy & Solution Lifecycle Working Group
Vertical Taxonomy, which will provide a common reference framework for many IIC
initiatives, including Use Cases and Industrial Internet Interoperability Coalition (I3C)
(see details below) and many other of the BSSL WG initiatives listed here.
Use Cases, which includes deliverables ranging from industry backgrounders to
specific named-client scenarios that demonstrate significant benefits from deployed
IIoT solutions. The outputs are intended to assist vendors in better understanding end
user needs and educate end users about specific solutions that may be available to
address their needs.
IIC Connect which is a ‘matchmaking’ initiative within the IIC, designed to provide
introductions between various IIC members with identified needs and relevant niche
offerings in the IIoT space.
Operational Knowledge Repository, which provides for the establishment of an
online database of experience, reference use cases and best practice. The repository
of knowledge gained in the development, testing and operation of actual or partial
IIoT solutions will enable the identification of best practices for developing and
operating IIoT solutions – a valuable resources for end-users and solution architects.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics, Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and
Service Level Objectives (SLOs): The aim of which is to provide management and
performance monitoring tools that can be used to ensure that IIoT value networks
provide an appropriate level of service to end users. Additionally, the defined
measures can be used to ensure that all participants within such value networks are
appropriately accountable for the overall performance of the full solution.
BSSL WG is also leading the Industrial Internet Interoperability Coalition ‘I3C’ cross-WG
initiative:
The I3C Initiative supports the identification of ‘hotspots’ in the IIoT where companies
from different industries or verticals must cooperate and interwork different
standards, technologies or architectures. For identified hotspots, the team will work
to identify protocols by which companies can effectively work together. Identified
hotspots currently include remote maintenance and low latency networking.
BSSL WG also has one initiatives for which we are currently garnering support:
IIoT Monetization Model under which initiative we plan to consider the range of
potential new business models that are emerging within the IIoT. The main focus will
be on identifying how each participant in an IIoT value network can best extract
appropriate value, given their contribution to the overall solution. The effort may
potentially include the identification of new technical measures and infrastructures
to support monetization in the future IIoT.
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