| Ubiquitous networks (UN) are an emerging trend toward numerous, easily accessible computers and computing devices embedded everywhere, in walls, tabletops, and in everyday appliances.; The focus of this thesis is on the development of the necessary software that allows (a) the management of the resource-constrained devices in a UN, and (b) the management of a UN from a resource-constrained device, like a PDA. For the management of resource-constrained devices I have developed an AgentX subagent: the pdaMIB application. This application is to be installed on the device to be managed. This software allows the dynamic extension of the network management information if a device is added. I have also developed a protocol and two tools that allow the management of a network from a PDA. For the communication between these tools and the SNMP agent, I have defined and implemented a resource-constrained compatible protocol: the RAgentX (Reverse AgentX) protocol. This protocol is based on AgentX. The RAgentX tools allow a PDA to serve in the capacity of a limited SNMP manager. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
