Intelligent middle-ware architecture for mobile networks

International audienceRecent advances in electronic and automotive industries as well as in wireless telecommunication technologies have drawn a new picture where each vehicle became fully networked. Multiple stake-holders (network operators, drivers, car manufacturers, service providers, etc.) will participate in this emerging market, which could grow following various models. To free the market from technical constraints, it is important to return to the basics of the Internet, i.e., providing embarked devices with a fully operational Internet connectivity (IPv6). A new device, the Mobile Router (MR), will take place in vehicle to manage mobility and take advantages of the surrounding wireless technology diversity to offer seamless IP connectivity to on-board devices. It has to take into account various constraints, in its decision regarding the management of wireless network interfaces and the routing of the flows. These constraints are many-fold. They could be technical, depend on the environment of the MR or on the flow characteristics. They also have to respect usage policies provided by stake-holders. This leads to the necessity to design a middle-ware able to gather all kind of information and requirements and to provide the routing engine (at the network layer) with a comprehensive set of elementary rules. This article presents a MR architecture and show how such a middle-ware could make decisions which are context aware and policies aware while allowing a comprehensive resource management

Intelligent Middle-Ware Architecture for Mobile Networks

Car industry is evolving in a way to provide smarter and safer cars. Nowadays, embedded electronics provide users with a safer and more en- joyable traveling experience than ever before. An inescapable step in this evolution is the connection of vehicles to the Internet which open the way to an infinite number of enhancements. Basically, services related to Intelligent transport systems can be categorized into safety related and infotainment re- lated services. Some of them use the Internet while others rely on car-to-car communications. In this chapter we explain how vehicles can take advantages from wire- less communication technology diversity using IPv6 mobility protocols and standards to provide embarked applications with a full continuous IPv6 con- nectivity. Consequently, the Internet flexibility could simplify the develop- ment of various services (from security to infotainment). CALM architecture designed at ISO is described and a focus is made on the support of multiple heterogeneous communication interfaces. After a brief review of the work done in standardization bodies and in the academic world, an analysis of what should be implemented inside a vehicle is made. By the way several missing features in the IETF/IEEE stan- dards are pointed out. The chapter ends, giving some insights of what a full-featured heterogeneous networks and mobility management framework for ITS should look like