Exjobbsredovisning Teknisk fysik Ume universitet 2002 02 01

Exjobbsredovisning Teknisk fysik, Umeå universitet 2002 -02 -01 Thomas Mejtoft Public 0 2002 -02 -01

Residential gateway as an enabler for ASP services How can a residential gateway be uses to enable and add value to ASP services that are distributed to the home? Thomas Mejtoft Public 1 2002 -02 -01

Disposition - ASP Application service provider, ASP l Residential gateway, RG l The ASP hosting system l ASP services through a RG l Conclusions l Thomas Mejtoft Public 2 2002 -02 -01

Application service provider A company that manages and deliver applications and related services to enterprises and individuals over the Internet from a remote data centre. Thomas Mejtoft Public 3 2002 -02 -01

Application service provider l What is an ASP service? All software execute on central server l Possibility to use thin clients Thin Client computer drive or other moving parts. All l. A No need towithout rewritehard any code instructions comeplatforms directly from a central server, no l Support for many information are stored in the thin client. The thin client l Multiple clients connect to one server gives lower total cost of ownership. l Ø An ASP service is something that can be viewed graphically and only interacts with the user using standard I/O devices. Thomas Mejtoft Public 4 2002 -02 -01

Application service provider l ASP software Citrix Meta. Frame l Tarantella Enterprise l l Desktop sharing software l Thomas Mejtoft Public 5 2002 -02 -01 Virtual Network Computing, VNC

Disposition - RG Application service provider, ASP l Residential gateway, RG l The ASP hosting system l ASP services through a RG l Conclusions l Thomas Mejtoft Public 6 2002 -02 -01

Residential gateway A residential gateway allows consumer premise equipment connected to the home’s local area network to access and use services from a wide area network. Thomas Mejtoft Public 7 2002 -02 -01

Residential gateway l Different standards IEC/ISO l TIA OSGi l Open Gateway initiative, OSGi. Service is an independent, non-profit organisation that consists of approximately 75 leading companies. OSGi is working with defining and promoting an open service gateway specification. Telia Research is a contributing member of OSGi. l Thomas Mejtoft Public 8 2002 -02 -01

Disposition – ASP HS Application service provider, ASP l Residential gateway, RG l The ASP hosting system l ASP services through a RG l Conclusions l Thomas Mejtoft Public 9 2002 -02 -01

The ASP hosting system l SWOT Analysis Thomas Mejtoft Public 10 2002 -02 -01

The ASP hosting system l Consumer Thomas Mejtoft Public 11 2002 -02 -01 l Strengths l Low initial costs l Less need for technical knowledge l Access to wide selection of applications l One-stop-shopping l Weaknesses l Loss of control l New charging model

The ASP hosting system l Consumer Thomas Mejtoft Public 12 2002 -02 -01 l Opportunities l Scalability l Threats l Conflict of interests l Dependence

The ASP hosting system l Application service provider Thomas Mejtoft Public 13 2002 -02 -01 l Strengths l Control of software and hardware l Low-cost support l Weaknesses l One-stop-shopping l Initial subscription problem

The ASP hosting system l Application service provider Thomas Mejtoft Public 14 2002 -02 -01 l Opportunities l Influence l Threats l Financial risks l Competition l Hard to increase application usage

The ASP hosting system l Why only to the companies? Infrastructure l No standardised IT-environment l Individual preferences l Thomas Mejtoft Public 15 2002 -02 -01

Disposition – ASP/RG Application service provider, ASP l Residential gateway, RG l The ASP hosting system l ASP services through a RG l Conclusions l Thomas Mejtoft Public 16 2002 -02 -01

ASP through a RG l Two different scenarios The RG as a part of the client l The RG as a part of the server l Thomas Mejtoft Public 17 2002 -02 -01

ASP through a RG l The RG as a part of the client Thomas Mejtoft Public 18 2002 -02 -01

ASP through a RG l The RG as a part of the client Output l Configuration l Thomas Mejtoft Public 19 2002 -02 -01

ASP through a RG l The RG as a part of the server Thomas Mejtoft Public 20 2002 -02 -01

ASP through a RG l The RG as a part of the server Charging l Positioning l Data exchange between applications l Thomas Mejtoft Public 21 2002 -02 -01

Disposition - Conclusions Application service provider, ASP l Residential gateway, RG l The ASP hosting system l ASP services through a RG l Conclusions l Thomas Mejtoft Public 22 2002 -02 -01

Conclusions l Keeping P the ASP model RO BLE Centrally executed software l No rewriting of code l l The residential gateway l Thomas Mejtoft Public 23 2002 -02 -01 M Uses information to perform tasks

Conclusions l There are unfortunately no simple way to take advantage of the residential gateway in the ASP hosting system. Thomas Mejtoft Public 24 2002 -02 -01

Questions? Thomas Mejtoft Public 25 2002 -02 -01

Telia Research AB Nynäshamn Thomas Mejtoft Public 26 2002 -02 -01

Tack! Thomas Mejtoft Public 27 2002 -02 -01

End of slide show Thomas Mejtoft Public 28 2002 -02 -01

Information: Title: Residential gateway as an enabler for ASP services Company: Telia Research AB Author: Thomas Mejtoft Supervisor: Urban Modig, Telia Research AB Examiner: Kenneth Holmlund, Umeå University www. acc. umu. se/~mejtoft/exjobb/ Thomas Mejtoft Public 29 2002 -02 -01

Thin client A computer without hard drive or other moving parts. All instructions come directly from a central server. Each thin client realizes its own session and operates independently from other clients connected to the server. Thomas Mejtoft Public 30 2002 -02 -01

OSGi is an independent, non-profit organisation that consists of approximately 75 leading companies. OSGi is working with defining and promoting an open service gateway specification. Telia Research is a contributing member of OSGi. Thomas Mejtoft Public 31 2002 -02 -01