Splot Monitoring and Control Protocol

The Splot Monitoring and Control Protocol (SMCP) is an experimental RESTful machine-to-machine/thing-to-thing protocol designed for monitoring and controlling networked devices, as well as automating direct machine-to-machine interactions. SMCP can be used via either CoAP or HTTP, although CoAP is recommended.

SMCP was designed simultaneously with the Splot Object Model (SOM). Thus, it shares much of the same nomenclature: Things, Traits, Properties, and Methods are all fundamental concepts in SMCP. However, whereas the Splot Object Model defines the process and interfaces for how you can discover, manipulate, and automate things, SMCP defines what that can actually look like on the wire.

SMCP is still in the experimental and developmental stages, but SMCP is ultimately intended to be used for monitoring and controlling a large variety of device types:

• Consumer IoT equipment: Temperature sensors, smart light bulbs, smart buttons, and network cameras.
• Networking equipment: Smart switches, routers, and workstations.
• Industrial equipment: Vehicle traffic signals, street lights, power distribution management.