This Recommendation provides the common requirements and capabilities of a gateway for Internet of things (IoT) applications. The common requirements and capabilities provided are intended to be generally applicable in gateway application scenarios. The scope of this Recommendation includes: ?C general characteristics of a gateway for IoT applications; ?C common requirements of a gateway for IoT applications; ?C common capabilities of a gateway for IoT applications. Use cases of a gateway for IoT applications are provided in appendices. NOTE ?C This Recommendation focuses on the gateway as equipment interconnecting devices with communication networks