Porting WebNMS SNMP Agent in J2ME CDC Environment

J2ME has the promise of being the platform of choice for developing new killer wireless applications, may they be games, productivity tools or stay-in-touch applications. J2ME is designed for device manufacturers, wireless operators, low-memory applications developers etc., because it is the platform for devices with limited memory, display, and processing power.

WebNMS Micro SNMP agents are newly designed to be ported in the J2ME CDC environment that targets the devices with less-memory and limited-resource requirement. The existing platforms and specifications support only devices that have more memory, powerful networking capabilities, intuitive user interfaces, etc. These platforms and specifications do not support the embedded devices such as high-end personal digital assistants (PDAs), set-top boxes, etc. that have less memory. Hence, we need J2ME CDC specifications-based solution that provides standard-based SNMP-compliant remote management for the embedded devices.

Compatible J2ME CDC Specification

The WebNMS SNMP agent is compatible with two implementation of J2ME CDC specification i.e., the agent is developed, instrumented, ported, and tested under these implementations. They are

• SUN J2ME CDC Implementation
• IBM J2ME CDC Implementation

Few Key Features of Java Micro Edition SNMP Agent are:

• Complete SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c support.
• Complaint to SNMP standards
• Support for SNMP traps, notifications, and informs.
• Developed using enhanced and integrated tools that can easily be ported in devices having limited resources. This reduces time to develop SNMP agent, increases developer’s productivity, and also offers reduced time-to-market.
• Seamlessly integrated with any Network or Enterprise Management Console once deploying on J2ME and embedded platform.