A Scalable and Flexible Operation Support System for Networked Smart Objects

The use of Internet as a general purpose communication system is growing very fast in all sectors of activity. Multiple forms of equipments are now connected to Internet and have gained increased embedded intelligence. This evolution leads to new interactive services that are embedded on these smart objects while interoperating with existing enterprise information systems. The objective of an operation support system (OSS) is twofold: reducing operation costs by automated administration of smart objects, retrieving valuable operational and business information from smart objects to create new sources of revenue. The paper describes the design of a flexible and scalable operation support system for networked smart objects that meets these requirements.

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