On Wednesday 07 October 2015 11:01:48 Drasko DRASKOVIC wrote: > Hi all, > I can see here: > https://github.com/iotivity/iotivity-xmpp/commits/master that there > has been an effort to enable Iotiviry remote access via XMPP. > > Why did both AllJoyn and Iotivity choose XMPP to strat with? Would not > some other protocol - like CoAP (and LwM2M) or MQTT, or even HTTP > would be better starting point, in order to immidiately connect the > Iotivity devices to existing cloud services like Xively or Bluemix?
We can't speak for AllJoyn, so you'll have to ask them. Others can chime in, but I believe the rationale goes like this: - HTTP: not bi-directional, so technically unsuitable for the task - XMPP: known quantity - CoAP, MQTT: unknown quantities in firewalls That pretty much settled the discussion. > Can anybody tell me the state of this GW and what other protocols are > planned? None others are planned. What did you expect to see in our plans? What would we gain from having other transports? -- Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center
