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Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:52:30 +0800
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Subject: Re: Remotely pulling messages using CAMEL
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On 11/7/11 9:40 PM, newbiee wrote:
> I want to write a program in JAVA that will connect to a remote assets let's
> say TRUCKS. (The big trucks that carry cargo) Trucks have a digi device
> (cell modem)  installed which is connected to the onboard computer (via a
> serial port, each truck has a computer). The onboard computer  are
> proprietary boxes with a processor probably running on Linux.
>
> All the event logs, status messages etc. are on the computer. I will need to
> connect to the Digi (cell modem) device by sending the IP address and the
> port. For example, I will need to send a command "connect me to  this IP at
> this port.
> The commands/messages that I send to the Digi device (cell modem) will be
> relayed to the computer and responses from the computer will be sent by the
> Digi (cell modem) to my Java program which will put them in a queue.
>
> I need to talk to the Digi device. Let's say there are 1,000 truck. I will
> perhaps need to store 1,000 IP and port #s in the database. My java program
> will pull the IP and port info from the database and send 1,000 command to
> 1,000 unique trucks.
>
> Let's say, we need to downlaod event logs/status messages from 1,000 truck
> every 15 minutes. So I will need to send a command to the Digi device (cell
> modem) everything 15 minutes for all 1,000 trucks.
>
> I would like to know if CAMEL can be used to poll and remotely download
> messages from TRUCKS to our back office system? If answer is yes, will I
> still need to use Digi Device or can CAMEL be directly connected to the
> onboard box (computer) using the IP and the port#?

I don't know if the cell modem can give you the static IP address.
I think it could be more easy to let  the device report the data back 
the server instead of letting the server pull the data from the device.

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