Targets and goals from a strategic point of view

• simplifying connectivity between business and applications
• create an environment in which innovative telematics services can be developed and delivered cost effectively
• hence to increase the range of economic telematics services available to manufactures and users
• royalty-free interface license
• interoperable to support multi-vendor-strategies
• enhance telematics services
• reducing the costs for implementing
• reducing the costs for operating
• future proof protocol architecture

Targets and goals form a functional point of view

• definition of a standardized and generic protocol
• usage of a logical syntax and description
• technology neutral
• support of the common communication networks GSM-SMS and GSM-GPRS without usage of any special network features
• open communication layer to support future developments in communication technology (while honoring the OSI layer model)
• defined Quality of Service (QoS)
• reduced size of data structures and overhead
• energy efficient (for autonomous use cases)
• increased mechanism for system security