Public Thomas Mejtoft Exjobbsredovisning Teknisk fysik, Umeå universitet

Public Thomas Mejtoft 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?

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

Public Thomas Mejtoft 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.

Public Thomas Mejtoft An ASP service is something that can be viewed graphically and only interacts with the user using standard I/O devices. Application service provider No need to rewrite any code Support for many platforms Multiple clients connect to one server All software execute on central server Possibility to use thin clients What is an ASP service? Possibility to use thin clients Thin Client A computer without hard drive or other moving parts. All instructions come directly from a central server, no information are stored in the thin client. The thin client gives lower total cost of ownership.

Public Thomas Mejtoft Application service provider Citrix MetaFrame Tarantella Enterprise ASP software Virtual Network Computing, VNC Desktop sharing software

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

Public Thomas Mejtoft Residential gateway A residential gateway allows consumer premise equipment connected to the homes local area network to access and use services from a wide area network.

Public Thomas Mejtoft Residential gateway IEC/ISO TIA Open Service Gateway initiative, OSGi Different standards Open Service Gateway initiative, OSGi OSGi 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.

Public Thomas Mejtoft Disposition – ASP HS Application service provider, ASP Residential gateway, RG The ASP hosting system ASP services through a RG Conclusions The ASP hosting system

Public Thomas Mejtoft The ASP hosting system SWOT Analysis

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

Public Thomas Mejtoft The ASP hosting system Scalability Consumer Opportunities Threats Conflict of interests Dependence

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

Public Thomas Mejtoft Influence Threats Financial risks Competition Hard to increase application usage The ASP hosting system Application service provider Opportunities

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

Public Thomas Mejtoft Disposition – ASP/RG Application service provider, ASP Residential gateway, RG The ASP hosting system ASP services through a RG Conclusions ASP services through a RG

Public Thomas Mejtoft ASP through a RG The RG as a part of the client The RG as a part of the server Two different scenarios

Public Thomas Mejtoft ASP through a RG The RG as a part of the client

Public Thomas Mejtoft ASP through a RG Output Configuration The RG as a part of the client

Public Thomas Mejtoft ASP through a RG The RG as a part of the server

Public Thomas Mejtoft ASP through a RG Charging Positioning Data exchange between applications The RG as a part of the server

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

Public Thomas Mejtoft Conclusions Centrally executed software No rewriting of code Keeping the ASP model PROBLEM Uses information to perform tasks The residential gateway

Public Thomas Mejtoft Conclusions There are unfortunately no simple way to take advantage of the residential gateway in the ASP hosting system.

Public Thomas Mejtoft Questions?

Public Thomas Mejtoft Telia Research AB Nynäshamn

Public Thomas Mejtoft Tack!

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Public Thomas Mejtoft 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

Public Thomas Mejtoft 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.

Public Thomas Mejtoft OSGi 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.