M2M Communication: iDigi® Device CloudTM
Enabling OpenWRT and AndroidTM Platforms with iDigi®
M2M ConnectorTM
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What is M2M?
“M2M is about enabling the flow of data between machines and machines, and ultimately machines and people.”
www.m2mcomm.comM2M is an emerging technology. IDC predicted that one third of embedded devices are to be M2M enabled by 2015. Lots of industries are getting engaged in M2M such as healthcare, home management, industrial monitoring and automation.
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M2M: The challengesM2M means Smart: Smart services, Smart connectivity, Smart devices.
Smart implies challenges:
Coordination of devices (multiple locations, different device types and vendors)
Complicated interaction logic
Hardware limitations (RAM,CPU)
Interop issues
Various communication / management protocols
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Solution: iDigi® Device CloudTM
Complicated decision-making logic is moved out of the device to the cloud.
Minimized need of computing power.
Device cloud connector: lightweight component (agent), simple protocol syntax .
Devices are not exposed to external (global) network.
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What is M2M cloud? Balancing energy
consumption and production
Optimizing fuel logistics and distribution
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iDigi® ConnectorTM
iDigi® ConnectorTM enables M2M communication between the iDigi Device Cloud and your device. It provides the following basic functionality:
Configuration information – is a set of the most common characteristics for an embedded device.
Firmware download – provides mechanism for updating firmware on a device.
Data requests – provides interface for transmitting device-specific types of data between a device and iDigi Device Cloud.
File system access – enables access to the part of a device file system.
Remote configuration access – on startup device informs M2M cloud with set of options it supports and provides set/get callbacks.
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OpenWRT integration
We have integrated the iDigi Connector into OpenWRT (Read more). The following features have been enabled for this platform:
Basic configuration information (IP address, MAC address, description etc.) Firmware upgrade Save/restore configuration is implemented using file system access Firmware version and a few more configuration options via Remote
Configuration Interface.
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AndroidTM integration (MSA)
We have also integrated the iDigi Connector to Android platform, resulting in an app called MSA (Mobile Security Alert). MSA is an M2M application which allows monitoring the security status of any Android device: Show security status Detect and show antivirus application Detect and show LockWhenLost application Show status about permission to install applications from unknown
sources.
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About PLVision
Embedded Systems
Applications
TraditionalNetworking
Automated Testing
SDNOpenFlow; Open vSwitch; SDN applications; POX / NOX; FlowVisor; Testing and visualization: OFTest; Mininet; GNS3; M2M and cloud solutions; Hybrid switches.
Switching, Routing; Ethernet; Protocols implementation; IPv4/IPv6 stack; Mgmt. protocols (SNMP, CLI, SSL/SSH, Radius, DHCP); PHY drivers; Bandwidth mgmt.; Network Security.
Python; Remote lab operations, IXIA, “black box” product testing; Development of platform for automated testing (PAT); kuTest PAT customization (own platform).
Embedded applications; System & component design; Middleware; BSP, drivers; Embedded UI; 3rd party SW integration & porting; OS: eCOS; Embedded Linux; WRL; VxWorks.
We help B2B IT companies develop advanced software solutions, providing a full cycle of software development and testing in the areas of Networking, Embedded Systems, Telecom, and Multimedia.
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COMPANY FACTS6 yearsin Software Engineering business
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SDN &TraditionalNetworkingOur prime focus
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