The networking, industrial control, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and emerging Internet of Things (IoT) markets all share a similar basic requirement: the ability to safely and securely connect a variety of end points and support centralized control across the network. The widespread adoption of the Internet Protocol (IP) standard now commonly used in enterprise networks by the industrial automation, M2M and IoT markets is allowing them to leverage common networking building
blocks across these emerging application spaces. This paper will discuss the additional requirements for ensuring industrial, M2M and IoT networks incorporate support for trust, security, high reliability and efficient performance.