Citrix supplied Octoblu Architecture slides. Produced by Citrix Systems, Inc

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Octoblu connects everything to everything.
Everything is a Node whether a Person, Service, Thing, Sensor, Flow, etc.
Every Node is uniquely addressable with a UUID and accessible with a Token.
JSON addressed by UUID can be sent and received to / from any node.
Flows can automate anything by connecting nodes and adding logic.
Cross-protocol APIs are available for machine-to-machine messaging w/o flows.
Deployed anyway that meets your security and connectivity needs.

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Architecture Overview

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Deployed Your Way!
Isolated Deployment
OctobluFlow Engine
Your Gateway Device (s)
OctobluFlow Engine Your Gateway Device (s)
Our Cloud Deployment
Our Cloud
OctobluFlow Engine Your Gateway Device (s)
Your Cloud Deployment
Your Cloud
Our cloud deployments are cloud portable
because they run on node.js in docker
containers on VMs.
Even isolated gateways can mesh together
because Meshblu supports highly distributed
mesh deployments.
Meshblu
Meshblu
Gateblu
Gateblu
Meshblu Gateblu

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Architecture

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Octoblu
• User interface for device and channel
management
• User interface for security
configuration of devices
• Visual designer for flow design and
deployment
• User interface supports mobile tablets
• Process monitoring of devices and
flows
• BigData analytics and basic machine
learning
• Scalable. Deployable as private/public
clouds or on a small appliance

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Meshblu
• Cross-protocol messaging platform (HTTPS,
COAP, MQTT, WebSockets)
• Device Registry / Directory
• Security authentication with UUID / Token
• Security authorization with device ownership,
permissions with whitelists and blacklists
• Secure message encryption for devices with
public/private keys
• Scalable. Deployable as private/public
clouds or on a small appliance
• Open source

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Gateblu & Mobiblu
• Device plugin manager
• Allows device plugins to be
configured and run on the edge
• Platform agnostic (Windows,
Linux, Mac, IOS, and Android)
• Supports native device protocols
including BLE & AllJoyn
• Open source (Gateblu)

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Flow Engine (Octo)
• Flow automation engine that
runs flows in secure containers
in Octoblu’s cloud
• Allows custom automations to
be run 24 X 7 once deployed
• Can run multiple user
automations concurrently

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Securely – With your encryption or ours. It’s your data after all!!
Payloads can now be
encrypted too!

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Message Routing

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Meshblu – Device Registration and Message Routing 1. Register Sensor (CoAP)
POST coap://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "sensor"} =>
{"uuid":"8f8ad80b-ffae-4495-a63e-81b89ffd9ddf", "type":"sensor"}
2. Register Arduino (Websocket)
POST https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "arduino"} =
{"uuid":"2daac3bd-9b5a-472b-a78e-4294623e7f35", "type":
"arduino"}
3. Register Hue (HTTP)
POST https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "hue"} = {"uuid":"
91204397-b701-4415-a3c7-190bfd14559d", "type": "hue"}
4. Arduino subscribes to sensor broadcast (Websocket)
meshblu.subscribe("8f8ad80b-ffae-4495-a63e-81b89ffd9ddf")
5. Sensor sends broadcast message
coap POST coap://meshblu.octoblu.com/messages {"fromUUid":
"8f8ad80b-ffae-4495-a63e-81b89ffd9ddf", "devices": "*", "payload":
{"temp":100}}
6. Arduino queries device registry for hue devices
meshblu.devices({"type":"hue"}) => [{"uuid":"91204397-b701-4415-
a3c7-190bfd14559d","type":"hue"}]
7. Sends direct message to hue: turn green
meshblu.send({"fromUUid": "2daac3bd-9b5a-472b-a78e-
4294623e7f35", "devices": "*", "payload": {"color":"green"}})

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Meshblu – Device Security 1. Register Arduino (Websocket)
POST https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "arduino"} =>
{"uuid":"2daac3bd-9b5a-472b-a78e-4294623e7f35", "type":
"arduino"}
2. Register Hue A (HTTP)
POST https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "hue"} =>
{"uuid":"91204397-b701-4415-a3c7-190bfd14559d", "type": "hue"}
3. Register Hue B (HTTP)
POST https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "hue",
"discoveryWhitelist": ["e78ed30b-aa8b-41b0-98dc-eac49bb59d28"]}
=> {"uuid":"17e95928-f361-46a6-89df-82308608e590", "type": "hue",
"discoveryWhitelist": ["e78ed30b-aa8b-41b0-98dc-eac49bb59d28"]}
4. Arduino queries device registry for hue devices, only Hue A is
returned
meshblu.devices({"type":"hue"}) => [{"uuid":"91204397-b701-4415-
a3c7-190bfd14559d","type":"hue"}]

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Meshblu – Encrypted Payload 1. Register Gateway with a Public Key (base64 encoded)
(Websocket)
POST https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "gateway",
"publicKey":"
LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBQVUJMSUMgS0VZLS0tLS0NCk1JR2ZNQTBHQ
1NxR1NJYjNEUUV...
MDRaWndJREFRQUINCi0tLS0tRU5EIFBVQkxJQyBLRVktLS0tLQ=
="} = {"uuid":"6d56961a-5725-4a64-a4f9-d68a8f17216c", "type":
"gateway"}
2. Register Arduino owned by Gateway (Websocket)
POST https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "arduino",
"owner": "6d56961a-5725-4a64-a4f9-d68a8f17216c"} = {"uuid":"
2daac3bd-9b5a-472b-a78e-4294623e7f35", "type": "arduino"}
3. Arduino sends Gateway encrypted message
GET https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices/6d56961a-5725-4a64-
a4f9-d68a8f17216c/publickey => {"publicKey" :
"LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBQVUJMSUMgS0VZLS0tLS0NCk1JR2ZNQTBH
Q1NxR1NJYjNEUUV...
MDRaWndJREFRQUINCi0tLS0tRU5EIFBVQkxJQyBLRVktLS0tLQ=
="}
meshblu.send({"fromUUid": "2daac3bd-9b5a-472b-a78e-
4294623e7f35", "devices": ["6d56961a-5725-4a64-a4f9-
d68a8f17216c"], "payload": {"metadata":"not a secret"},
"encryptedPayload":"U2hoaGhoaGhoaGggc2VjcmV0Cg=="})

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Octoblu – User Signup and Device Management 1. Sign Up For Octoblu / Create Meshblu device (HTTP)
POST https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "user",} =
{"uuid":"6d56961a-5725-4a64-a4f9-d68a8f17216c", "type": "user"}
2. Get Device List
GET https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices => []
3. Register WeMo owned by User (Websocket)
POST https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "wemo", "owner":
"6d56961a-5725-4a64-a4f9-d68a8f17216c"} = {"uuid":"2daac3bd-
9b5a-472b-a78e-4294623e7f35", "type": "wemo"}
4. Connect Twitter
5. Create Flow, Tweet to Turn Off Lights
6. View status/activity of flow/devices

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Octoblu – Start an “Octo” 1. Deploy flow, register with Meshblu
POST https://meshblu.octoblu.com/devices {"type": "octoblu:flow"}
=> {"uuid":"8f8ad80b-ffae-4495-a63e-81b89ffd9ddf", "type":"octoblu:
flow"}
2. Start an Octo
3. Octo allows node to node communication
4. Emit pulse to Octoblu designer
meshblu.send({"fromUUid": "8f8ad80b-ffae-4495-a63e-
81b89ffd9ddf", "devices": "*", "topic": "pulse", "payload": {"node":
"a403a485-25bb-4e8f-9c55-23042b58761c"}}
5. Stop Flow shuts down Octo

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