Glossary

Terms are usually explained and indexed directly in the documentation chapters. Additionally, some general terms are defined here to provide a quick reference. The terms defined here, as well as the indexed terms from the documentation chapters can be referenced in the documentation by using the :term: role.

Additional Terms and Definitions

LwM2M

Lightweight Machine to Machine protocol.

Leshan

LwM2M server implementation as one main component of the system.

Backend

Django instance that is responsible for the REST API, database and visualization.

Frontend

Web application that visualizes the data from the backend, integrated into Django.

Object

A logical grouping of one or multiple Resources in LwM2M. An Object is identified by an Object ID.