Dipl.-Ing. Heinz Strauss

Executive ArchitectChief Vision Officer, Germany

Sun Microsystem GmbH

Geneva, April 7th, 2005

Towards A Ubiquitous Future Towards A Ubiquitous Future Limited Only By OurLimited Only By OurImagination ...Imagination ...

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Personalized Services, Content Distribution,Streaming Data Distribution, Digital Rights Management

New PDA's for Ubiquitous Environments,Digital Home Appliances, Wearable Computers

IPv6, Security, Seamless Network, QoS overHeterogeneous Networks, Sensor Networks

High Performance Computing, 3G-2-4G, ISO Standards

Ultra-small One-Chip Computers, RFID, Sensors, Smart Things

Contents,Services

Appliances

Network

Infrastructure

Devices

Technologies for Ubiquitous Networks

Ubiquitous Society, Mobility vs. Ubiquity, Business Models,Government Regulations

Impacts

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The Vision of Ubiquitous Network Society ...

Everythingof Value is Connected to

the Network

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The Vision Statement of Sun Microsystems ...

Everythingof Value is Connected to

the NetworkPhysicalMobility

ServiceMobility&

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Marc Weiser's Vision of Ubiquitous Computing (1988):Marc Weiser's Vision of Ubiquitous Computing (1988):- Desktop computer replaced with embedded- Desktop computer replaced with embedded computing devices in physical objects computing devices in physical objects- Small and invisible- Small and invisible- Enhance orginal functionality of physical objects- Enhance orginal functionality of physical objects- Focus on the service, not on the computer - Focus on the service, not on the computer

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“ “ What are the Limitations ... ”What are the Limitations ... ”

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Technology Limitations -Connectivity ?

LAN

Mbps1 10 100

Mobility

WLAN

Data rate

Wide Area Network

Local AreaNetwork

Personal Area Network

HiperLAN

Outdoors

IndoorsOffice

Premise

Vehicle

0,1

GSM

Bluetooth

UMTS

GPRS

Walk

Fixed

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● Storage Capacity- 80 Gbyte/sq.inch = 80,000,000,000 byte/inch- 80,000 pocket books of 300 pages on 1 sqaure inch

● Telecommunications Speed- Optical cables: 5.2 terabits/sec- 600,000 pocket books of 300 pages in 1 second- Wireless UMTS: 2,048,000 bits/sec- 0.25 pocket books of 300 pages in 1 second

● IP Addressing- 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,786,211,456

● Processing Power

Technology Limitations -Compute Service ?

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Technology Limitations -Adaption ?

Source: International Herald Tribune

Years it took to reach 50 million users

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Technology IS there...

● Broadband & Wireless LAN

● Integrated IP-Network

● Enabling Technologies like AutoID / RFID chips in objects

● Things that embed a computer

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The Society ... ?Taylor on His Way Out

● Individual HAS got Value● Knowledge Society● Talent, Knowledge● Communication● Organizing Talents● Information, Experiance, Network

Hans Appel

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but mostlynot in

touch

We are connected ...

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but mostlynot in

touch

Break Limitations through ...

● Standards in Software Development● Usage of Credentials in Applications● Massiveness of Usage of

Identity Management

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Strategical & tactical Potentiale-Learning – individual Senses (visual, audio)Alias, 680 MB zipKnowledge is Power“Valuable Business Simulation”

Identity Management & Gaming

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“The Explosion on the Edge” - The Needs of Standardization.

● Standardization in Software Development● Credentials in ubiquitous computing applications● Wide usage of Identity Management

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Trends in Software Development

1.Overloaded Operating Systems will Disappear2.Components and Objects will step into the

Foreground3.Mobile Code will Increase4.Standardization of Distributed Systems5.Embedded Systems will Increase6.Wireless Network will be Accepted in Masses7.Payment Models Changing

Source: Infosecurity TechTarget

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java.sun.comJ2ME.orgjini.orgjxta.orgjcp.org

projectliberty.orgsignaturbuendnis.de

“The Explosion on the Edge” - The Needs of Standardization.

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“The Explosion on the Edge” - Die Explosion am Rande.

Synchronization ofBusiness Rules

Transfer of Object Data

Projects todayToday

Future

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Java Business Integration

Document / DataInterchange

Basic Services

B2BServices

BusinessIntegration

Services

RealtimeEnterpriseServices

Time

Val

ue

TodayApplications

EmergingApplications

Future

WebServices

AutoID / RFID / NFC / ...

JBI see www.jcp.org

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Questions ?

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SuppliersOtherLegacy

SecurityFacilities

WarehouseManagement

OracleSAP Distributors

XML/SOAPXML/SOAP

PML

RFID

Sun Java SystemRFID Information Server

ProcessManagement

DataTransformation

IntelligentRouting

MessageTransport

CustomAdapters

SynchronizationEngine

PMLAdapterSun Java System Message Queue Enterprise

Adapters Adapters

Busi

ness

Pro

cess

Engi

ne

Sun Java SystemAccess Manager PML Server

Sun Java SystemONS Server

Sun Java SystemRFID EventManager

ReaderReaderReaderReader

Sun

Java

Sys

tem

Po

rtal

Ser

ver

Sun's RFID Software Architecture

Unique Differentiators:

- Complete Java Design- J2EE Services from Backoffice into the RFIDReaders

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Sun's RFID Event Manager Architecture

Adapter

Filter

Logger

Adapter

Filter

Logger

Business Event Analyzer 1

Business Event Analyzer N

J2SEReader Services

Ente

rpri

se

Gate

way

Monitor Registry Provisioning

Java System Message

Queue

SOAP or XML/RPC

JavaSystem

ApplicationServer

Readers / Devices

1

n

Self-Healing

Unique Differentiators:

- Complete Java Design- J2EE Services from Backoffice into the RFID Readers- Self-Healing due to Jini and Rio Archtecture

Towards A Ubiquitous Future Towards A Ubiquitous Future Limited Only By OurLimited Only By OurImagination ...Imagination ...

Dipl.-Ing. Heinz Strauss

Executive ArchitectChief Vision Officer, Germany

Sun Microsystem GmbH

Geneva, April 7th, 2005

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Rijks Museum, Amsterdam

Floor PlanMobile

Self-motivation

Creativity

Deepening ofUnderstanding

Games

Object information

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● Cars as Dynamic Nodes of Network● Speed, Position, Breaking, etc.● Members of Swarm● Share Information in Segment● Bank of Fog

4TEC

Sensor Networks