use case [thin clients and binary/application data]

A thin client application (XP sender) transmits binary data on the fly
in a one-way communication to a remote server (XP receiver) that
provides services on the data (analysis, archiving, alerting, etc.).
Such applications include sensors and capture devices (cameras,
dictation).  "Cell-cams" are already under development.

Assume that out-of-band retrieval of the data by the server from the
client (e.g., by URI) is not possible due to restricted client
capabilities, firewalls, etc.  Base-64 or other expansive encoding is
undesirable.  The direct use of XP would be able to take advantage of
services provided by intermediaries (routing, authentication, etc.);
using an alternative protocol to a gatewaying machine and then using XP
would be clumsier in this regard.

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Mark A. Jones
AT&T Labs - Research
Shannon Laboratory
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