7.0 Introduction

This clause specifies how the Home Appliance Information Model (HAIM) defined in the clause 5of the present document can be mapped with existing external models from , OCF, ECHONET, OMA GotAPI etc. and introduction of these models is written in annex B. The mapping shall be to enable the interworking between the oneM2M system and external technologies at the information model level. This means a oneM2M native application which understand only oneM2M standardized HAIM shall be able to interact with non-oneM2M home appliances of different technologies in a consistent way without knowing the technology specific details. An IPE shall be responsible for translating the HAIM to/from technology specific information model bidirectionally following the mapping specification in this clause. Using HAIM as a bridge, home appliances and applications of different technologies shall be able to also interact with each other via the oneM2M system (with IPEs).