ENERGY-EFFICIENT MACHINE-TO-MACHINE NETWORKS BUR AKKA NTA RCI A ND H USSEIN T. MOU F TA H

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications introduce the opportunity of dataflow between subscriber stations and base stations (BSs) in a cellular network by eliminating human interaction [1]. Internetworking of these M2M networks accommodating millions of M2M devices form the Internet of things (IoT) [2]. The application areas of M2M communications are various, such as health care, smart grid, and metering services.