or stomp/mqtt over websockets? On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 5:22 AM, <garb...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hello, > > I search an efficient transport for remoting behind a firewall. I need to > control several hundred machines in several 100 locations that are all behind > a firewall (one firewall for each site). That firewall: > - denies incoming connection / opening of ports > - allows outgoing connections, be it http or any other protocol / port. > - is behind a mobile data connection (in about 10% of the sites the machines > are run at). That means there is no direct public ipv4 address available > > Because of this I suspect a xmpp or similar based solution that "polls" for > requests from the outside would be ideal. But because the machines have > nothing to do most of the time (I would say idle 95% of the day) the > connection from the machine to the central controller should be "efficient". > By efficient I mean: > - should not waste much bandwidth while waiting for commands > - should not waste bandwidth when retrieving commands and giving answers (an > estimate of 1KB for command and 20 to 100KB for answers) > - should react instantly, so a periodic polling will not suffice > > What is your suggested technique ? Should I go for XMPP ?
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