Abstract:
This study presents a reliable and robust method for transferring files over
Short Messaging Service. By testing the system against a set of repeated rigid test
cases and fault injection methods, it has proven itself reliable and robust enough to
survive problems found on an unreliable SMS service. Protection against adversaries
are also implemented as a feature using security measures such as encryption and
authentication.
Results show an effective alternative for sending and receiving files but show
noticeable drawbacks in terms of speed. The work presented here has profound
implications for future studies of utilizing low bandwidth but widely accessible means
of communications such as Short Messaging Service and may help solve the problem
of data transmission in places where Internet connectivity is unavailable or where
other means of transmission of data is hazardous or impossible.
