RELEVANCE Of Secure Communication Protocol

There are many potential applications for Embedded Systems and their internetworking. In general, most of these do not actually require the network used to be the Internet – it just eases using the application. When using the Internet, the end-user can access the embedded system with interface tools that are very familiar to him/her: like a web browser or email program.

Some potential applications

o At home

o Meter reading

o Sprinkler Systems

o Security / Alarm Systems

o Appliances

o Scientific

o Remote data collection

o Weather stations

o Seismic recorders

o Medical

o Patient monitoring devices

o Homecare for the elderly and disabled

o Automotive

o Fleet tracking

As Embedded Systems do not have the CPU and sufficient memory resources to handle the entire TCP / IP stack with all its variations, a careful evaluation of the different protocols and applications is required, to make a decision what is needed and what can be skipped.

Thus this seminar discusses all the important points needed for designing of safe and secure communication protocol for such low memory systems.