BluePrint: Mobile Client Peer-to-Peer Synchronization

Introduction

Peer-to-peer sync will enable EdenMobile users to synchronize data between their devices without connecting to a server. This will allow mobile users to operate and collaborate more easily in areas where internet access is unreliable or unavailable.

Peer-to-peer sync capabilities exist in ​Serval Mesh and a number of messaging apps including ​Briar, ​Murmur and ​Anonymouse.

Stakeholders

EdenMobile users are the primary stakeholders - they will be able to use P2P sync to share data with each other. The data subjects will also be stakeholders, and appropriate data handling controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of data must be built in. If the server needs to be aware of P2P sync, for example in order to deduplicate data received from mobile clients, then the people deploying and operating the server will also be stakeholders.

User Stories

​User stories

Requirements

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Functional

Non-functional

​http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-functional_requirements

Interoperability

Standards

System Constraints

Design

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Data Model

(e.g. EER or class diagrams)

Workflows

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Site Map

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Wireframes

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Technologies

Current Implementation

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Planned Implementation

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Future Extensions

<List of features which could be included, but are outside of the scope of this extension>

Outstanding Questions

<Questions about the features or design that haven't been (and need to be) answered>

References

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