Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of SpecificIdeasFromEric

Timestamp:

09/01/2007 08:04:01 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

ejona

Comment:

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SpecificIdeasFromEric

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 == Architecture ==
-I am REALLY favoring a distributed system based on the network. It could become a centralized system in some cases.
+I am REALLY favoring a distributed system based on the network. It could become a centralized system in some cases. All it does is reuse existing architecture and make devices smart enough to communicate with the computers. It would be very extensible.
 
 General idea:
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      * we might use SNMP - using it would not require the zeroconf mechanism (I think)
  * dumb devices
+   * these devices should be able to be manufactured cheaply
    * not network savvy
    * would be connected to a smart device and use a simple protocol for communication
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  * You would have smart devices that were similar to access points
    * they could connect to dumb devices using any means (serial cable, USB, Bluetooth, Firewire, etc.)
+ * All devices could implement more protocols and could share their features on the Zeroconf network.
+   * devices could then communicate with each other in whatever protocol they wanted (makes it extensible)