A Web-Based application to verify Open Mobile Alliance device management specifications

In this paper, we describe the implementation of a web-based application supported by SyncML protocol, which is able to execute management operations in different kind of devices. This application is characterized by a set of management options, in order to test and verify whether specific mobile devices implement Open Mobile Alliance(OMA) specifications. The elements that compose our web-based application, have been designed taking into account requirements derived from different kind of operations executed in mobile devices. We have also defined a set of tests, that provide a suitable way to establish whether a specific device supports device management operations according to OMA specifications. The lack of both available code and reliable applications for device management was an important motivation for our work

A Hybrid Communications Network Simulation-Independent Toolkit

Net-centric warfare requires information superiority to enable decision superiority, culminating in insurmountable combat power against our enemies on the battlefield. Information superiority must be attained and retained for success in today’s joint/coalition battlespace. To accomplish this goal, our combat networks must reliably, expediently and completely deliver over a wide range of mobile and fixed assets. Furthermore, each asset must be given special consideration for the sensitivity, priority and volume of information required by the mission. Evolving a grand design of the enabling network will require a flexible evaluation platform to try and select the right combination of network strategies and protocols in the realms of topology control and routing. This research will result in a toolkit for ns2 that will enable rapid interfacing and evaluation of new networking algorithms and/or protocols. The toolkit will be the springboard for development of an optimal, multi-dimensional and flexible network for linking combat entities in the battlespace

Automated software upgrade for reconfigurable mobile devices.

Due to rapid advancement of the mobile communication technologies and the existence of multi-standards, the demands for managing mobile device effectively to fulfill various functionalities are on the rise. With the development of firmware over-the-air (FOTA) technology, the reconfigurable feature of mobile device provided by Software Defined Radio (SDR) technology offers a new way to realize the multi-functionalities of mobile devices. Therefore, based on the reconfigurable feature provided by SDR devices and the FOTA technology standardized by Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) standard, in this thesis, a framework of Modulation Module Update (MMU) is proposed for upgrading the modulation module on the mobile device over-the-air. As the modulation module is a vital module for radio devices, the upgrade or reconfiguration of modulation module can be extremely helpful for the realization of multi-functionalities. Therefore, in this thesis, the management object for updating modulation module are defined based on OMA DM standard, and three operation phases are defined in this framework as well. Compared with the original framework provide by OMA DM standard, the MMU framework is significantly improved from both the logical structure design aspect and the operation mechanism design aspect. The download operation of the firmware upgrade is optimized by the download mechanism proposed in this thesis, which is an over-the-air (OTA) software download mechanism combining the centralized download method and the decentralized download method for different circumstances. An important module named Central Information Controller (CIC) is also proposed to realize the control of the decentralized download method. The implementation of the MMU is achieved in this thesis as well. The server side and the client side of the framework as well as the CIC are simulated to test and verify the framework we proposed for the modulation module OTA upgrade

An extensible Agent Toolkit for Device Management

Colloque avec actes et comité de lecture. Internationale.International audienceThe advent of multiple connected and interoperating devices is becoming almost common place in modern lifestyle. The management of these devices is an important asset for providing acceptable services to end users. Novel approaches are being developped that respect the communication, processing and power capacities of these limited devices. One of these approaches is SyncML Device Management. In this paper, we present an open-source agent toolkit built around the SyncML model and evaluate the performance and cost of this approach in the context of limited devices supposed to host management agents