LIGHTWEIGHT M2M SOLUTION ON ANDROID PLATFORM

Name: Ramkumar.L
Roll No: 12G21F0037

Email:Ramki.sanju@gmail.com
Mobile No: +91-9533583547

ABSTRACT
Machine-to-machine communication (M2M) is a generic term for technologies dealing with
autonomous communication between machines. For the last 10 years a wide range of business
areas utilize a variety of different M2M solutions for remote management of equipment.
Common for almost all of those solutions is that they are expensive and require the infrastructure
to be adapted to them. They are also usually built out of several different systems working
together and thus there are several systems that require maintenance. This thesis investigates the
possibility to develop a lightweight alternative to existing M2M solutions using only common
devices and protocols. Lightweight here means that the system should be flexible, have a low
cost for set-up and operation and that both ends should be mobile. By developing a lightweight
M2M architecture the technology may become available in new business areas and new types of
services may arise. In the thesis a prototype is implemented. The purpose of the prototype is to
practically verify whether a lightweight M2M solution is possible to develop in this manner. The
solution uses the Android platform for backend and user interface and a Cinterion TC65T as
slave device to which the sensors can be connected. The implemented system is limited in terms
of security and performance but still acts as a proof of concept for this kind of M2M solution.