2. Solving the Back End with Platform Solutions Alex Vishnev CTO Global Convergence, LLC.

3. Lack of Standards W(ild) W(ild) W(est) of Sensors – Partial Standards/Record Layouts Requirements – Provision Configuration – Remote Management/Field Upgrades – Sensor Data Template Unit Identification Date/Time of the Event Event Code Event Data

4. Platform Issues Adaptation – Protocols – Moving Target – Quickly/Efficiently Deal with New Sensors Scalability – Scalability and Redundancy – In-house or Cloud Based Solutions Service Provision – Automatic OTA Configuration/Upgrades – Manual (Fulfillment Configuration Steps) - Temporary Business Continuity – Adding/Changing Sensors – Maintaining Business Rules – RMA Logistics Billing – Customer Identification – Service Association – Audit/Accounting/Tracking

5. Sensor Adaptation Communications Adaptors – Polling/Pushing – SMS/GPRS/Others – One-Way/Bi-Directional – Customize/Parameterize Sensor Specific Operations Sensor Configuration – Default – Groups – Sensor Specific Parameters – Customer/Service Specific Parameters – Firmware Upgrades Sensor Data Templates – Incoming Records Layout – Data Normalization – Map Sensor Specific Data Elements to Known System Elements

6. Platform Scalability Number of Devices Bandwidth Utilization Event Processing Architecture Options – Load Balancers – HA Pairs – Hot Stand-by – Geographic Redundancy/Multi-Site – In-House Data Centers/”Cloud” Providers (Amazon, Rackspace, etc)

7. Service Provisioning Service to Sensor is 1:M – Identifying Each Sensor in a Service – Creating Sensor Configuration – Logistics Shipment From Different Vendors Consider Fulfillment House (BrightStar, Amazon, etc) – OTA Configuration Process Many Different Approaches Simplify OTA Configuration/Upgrade via Customized Script – Expect/Send State Diagram – Manual Configuration (Temporary Solution) Time Consuming Error Prone Not a Permanent Solution

8. Business Continuity NO-Nos – Bundle Business Logic with Specific Sensor – Assume Single Sensor – Single Service/Offering – Always Free Service – Sensor is “immortal”

9. Billing Correlate Event to Service – Sensor Identification – Customer Identification Service Profile – Policy (Charge, Track, etc) – Create Event Records Account/Audit Tracking Billing Mediation

10. Thank You Alex Vishnev CTO Global Convergence, LLC avishnev@newglobalconvergence.com 704-360-0351