AOL Modern Homes

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AOL Modern Homes

• RM and Personalization

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Remote Management

• Task 1. Rudimentary End-to-End System
• Connection to sensor
• XML control
• Task 2. Basic End-to-End System
• Fault detection and partial tolerance
• Basic Alarm Management
• Task 3. Advanced Implementation
• Device-to-Device Interface
• Control of multiple device and sensor types
• Fault detection, logging and tolerance
• Integration with Personalization Component
• Complete Remote Management Infrastructure

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XML Control Infrastructure

• Create an XML definition for all known interfaces
  (AXML AOL XML)
• Base all feasible interfaces on AXML

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Control Sensors/Actuators

• Collect information on sensors in Lab
• Use JAVA-based SNMP (v3) for control

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SNMP

• SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
• A widely-used network monitoring and control
  protocol
• Data reported by SNMP agents (HW or SW processes)
  send each device activity to the overseeing
  console

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MIB

• The agents return information contained in a MIB
  (Management Information Base), which is a data
  structure that defines what is obtainable from
  the device and what can be controlled.
• Current MIBs are written in a specialized
  language
• See next

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Example of an operation

• Testing an interface.
• operation ifTest
• Oid ifMIBOperations.2
• arguments (ifIndex InterfaceIndex, testType
  Enumeration (test1(1), test2(2))
• errors (ifIndexInvalid(1),ifIndexInUse(2))
• results (result Enumeration (success(1),
  failed(2), aborted(3))
• description "....."

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MIB, XML

• Now, industry does not use XML for MIBs
• MIBs are used for SNMP and RMON
• Remote MONitoring - Extensions to SNMP provide
  comprehensive network monitoring proactive and
  can set alarms on a variety of traffic
  conditions. RMON2 can monitor application traffic
  that flows through.
• Heavily used and change will cost Mucho Bucs
• Initial attempts of (MIB?XML) are underway

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Rudimentary Browser-based RM XML Interface

• Many around
• Shouldnt be too difficult
• With MIB?XML

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Personalization

• Task 1. Rudimentary infrastructure for house
  setting
• 1.1  A rudimentary framework for personal, family
  and service setting
• 1.2  A rudimentary XML browser for house setting

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Task 2. RM connection

• 2.1  Minimal realistic setting of house in
  ordinary conditions
• 2.2  Support for RM connections and routing for
  personal activities
• 2.3  Research in Automatic Identification in
  order to identify house members
• 2.4  Research of Automatic Learning from Usage
  Patterns

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Context
Applications

Remote Management
Appliances, Sensors, communication network
Personalization Media Delivery and Control
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1.1  A rudimentary setting

• Framework for personal, family and service
  setting. Initially
• Via a personal and family interface developed by
  us
• Automatically derived by following users
• Initial personal and family setting done via a GUI

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1.2  A rudimentary browser interface

• XML interface for house setting, see RM
• The use of XML in browser is wide enough to be
  imported into the modern home setting with minor
  adaptation.

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2.1  Minimal realistic setting of house in
ordinary conditions

• Source of parameters
• Make the modern home usable with parameters
• Parameters come with the appliance
• Parameters derived by Personalization
• Home members will set parameters
• Many parameters will result from the development
  of the modern home

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2.2  Support for RM connections and routing for
personal activities

• With identified user
• Personalization automatically sets devices
• Notify user of problems
• Employ use history
• Routing depends on
• Personal privacy needs
• Availability of WKS
• House topography

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2.3  Research in Automatic Identification in
order to identify home members

• In progress
• 2 doctoral students, use also for IDS
• Relatively easy to identify a user in a group 4-8
  users (obvious)
• Extensive history will help
• The implementation will teach us a lot

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2.4  Research of Automatic Learning from Usage
Patterns

• In progress
• Completed successfully for UNIX command lines
• Shows promise with URL use
• Intention to do it on
• Modern home users
• Communication packets

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Full Steam A Head

• Take it easy,
• its doable.