@conference {25.PiPreSte2004,
	title = {UML System-Level Analysis and Design of Secure Communication Schemes for Embedded Systems},
	booktitle = {FDL{\textquoteright}04},
	year = {2004},
	month = {September 14-17},
	pages = {301-312},
	address = {Lille, France},
	abstract = {In this work we develop a secure communication protocol in the context of a Remote Meter Reading (RMR) System. We first analyze existing standards in secure communication (e.g. IPsec, SSL/TSL) and existing implementations aimed at embedded systems with low-power constraints in general (e.g. lwIP, lwBT, ZigBee). Then, starting from a Platform Independent Modeling (PIM), we develop a protocol concept to address authentication, integrity and confidentiality, also covering battery lifetime checking and theft monitoring. Finally the protocol itself is described by means of UML. Limited resource and low-power constraints are taken into account when examining secure-transmission features. RMR is thus an example of an application requiring a light-weight protocol combined with security features. One of the future objectives is to switch from the PIM description to PSM implementation.},
	keywords = {embedded systems, low-power protocols, security, unified modeling language (UML)},
	author = {Piscopo, Giuseppe and Prevostini, Mauro and Stefanini, Ivan}
}
