REMOTE MACHINE MONITORING THROUGH INTERNET AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION USING XML

摘要

XML is a markup language developed by the WWW Consortium. It has become a standard for data representation and exchanging over the Internet. This paper introduces the application of XML on a remote machine monitoring and fault diagnostic system through Internet and mobile communication, such as mobile phones and PDAs. The remote monitoring system takes XML as a core and uses it to encode diagnostic data. The capabilities provided by XML on Internet and mobile communication include the display of different contents in a XML file based on different requirements; the enquiry of current running conditions of an inspected machine via an Internet connected PC, or a mobile phone, or a PDA; the import of diagnostic data to a remote client program by using the XML based structure. Using XML makes all these capabilities become possible. Indeed, XML makes the sharing of data between different applications and the broadcasting of diagnostic data easier. It also uplifts the expandability and sustainability of the remote monitoring system.