• Name of group: Management and integration

• Team members:

Abdullah Marafie (aam3)

Aaron Hamid (arh14)

• Task:

Harmonize component interfaces. Set up central login/authentication/management server for both components and "management-clients". Write "management-clients" to communicate with management server and gather diagnostic information from other components.

• Pseudocode:

// Data exchange

GetDataExchangeParams(?)

SetDataExchangeParams(?)

// Signaling

// Hooks will be callbacks to the management node when updated info is available

InitiateHook(?)

TerminateHook(?)

// Gateway

GetRoutingTable(?)

SetRoutingTable(?)

GetDataStatistics(?)

// Directory Services

InitiateHook(?)

TerminateHook(?)

Their normal interface will probably suffice.

We will have to see.

// Accounting

// dependent on pricing plan and options Accounting develops

GetAccountingParams(?)

SetAccountingParams(?)

// these may be in their standard interface once they design one

GetReport(?)

GetBill(?)

// average length of calls, type of each caller, number of calls, total amount charged, etc.

// Accounting will have to inform us of their options

GetAccountingStatistics(?)

• Interface that our team will provide to other teams:

// Authentication mechanism to be decided upon

Login(?)

Logout(?)

None, other than Login/Logout for major components, as of yet.

• Interfaces that we will use:

The above interfaces will have to be refined and supported by the respective components.

• Schedule:

One hour meeting every Tuesday after class and general management responsibilities.

After the first meeting we should have a good idea of what flexibility compenents would like in login/logout procedures and what type of management data they can supply us. At this point it is difficult to specify a week-to-week schedule due to management’s high dependence on the other components’ schedules and interfaces.

1^st wk: Decide upon login/logout/authentication procedures and code bare management server

2^nd wk+: Refine component-management interfaces

Finally: Write front-end for management server (multiple remote "management-clients" which can access management info)

• What you need from the course staff:

Advice on client-server authentication techniques.

• References:

The Simple Book