A Bridging Architecture for Wireless Networked Appliances

Abuelma'atti, O.; Mingkhwan, Anirach; Merabti, Madjid; Askwith, Bob

doi:10.1109/iswpc.2006.1613616

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“…We designed the Wireless Bridge ( WB) as an interworking solution enabling wireless multi-protocol interoperability [19]. The Bridge is the cornerstone of the architecture.…”

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A Wireless Networked Appliances Interoperability Architecture

Abuelma'atti

Merabti

Askwith

2006 1st International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing

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In recent years, advances in multimedia applicatio ns, services and intellig ent netwo rked appliances have been making ubiquito us ho me enviro nments a reality. Bro adband is beco ming a part o f o ur ho useho ld inf rastructure, in the same way we receive water, g as and electricity. It is envisaged that every device will have a netwo rk interf ace that allo ws it to be accessed and co ntro lled f ro m anywhere in the wo rld. This idea is generating a g reat deal o f interest where so und business mo dels are being develo ped to realise such applicatio ns based o n market and user needs. That will map the f uture directio n o f Internet and ho me techno lo gies. Ho wever, despite the lo ng list o f advantag es o f enabling these cho ices, they pro duced many o ther co nsequences and challenges; no tably, intero perability and the dif f iculties asso ciated with the integratio n o f co mbined f unctio nalities. In this paper we detail o ur appro ach in so lving the intero perability pro blem presented in o ur W ireless Netwo rked Appliances Intero perability Architecture ( W NAIA) . W e present the architecture co mpo nents design and o ur implementatio n details that pro ve the f unctio nality o f the architecture.

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“…We designed the Wireless Bridge ( WB) as an interworking solution enabling wireless multi-protocol interoperability [19]. The Bridge is the cornerstone of the architecture.…”

Section: A a Wi R E L E S S Ne T Wor K E D App L I An C E S Mac Br Imentioning

confidence: 99%

A Wireless Networked Appliances Interoperability Architecture

Abuelma'atti

Merabti

Askwith

2006 1st International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing

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Peer-to-Peer Overlay Gateway Services for Home Automation and Management

Muhammad

Fergus

Merabti

et al. 2010

2010 IEEE 24th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops

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Recent advances in home networking devices and the increase in users connected to the internet, has allowed "home automation" to gain more attention. Home automation is the process of accessing and controlling home devices from remote locations across the Internet. Today, modern technology has reached a point in which computing devices are common in every facet of our life. We encounter numerous electronic devices within the home and office environment, as well as in public spaces such as shopping centres and airports. Computer technology and networking surround us wherever we are. We routinely use computer-based devices in our daily lives ranging from home appliances such as TVs, PCs, and Audio/Video devices to office appliances such as PDAs, and printers. All of these devices are physically located in different locations. Whilst networking has increased the opportunity to transfer data between devices, the process often remains intricate and unintuitive requiring careful configuration. In this paper we propose an architecture for accessing and controlling networked appliances in this way. We present a scenario to demonstrate our architecture showing how it can help in arranging daily home visit jobs such as engineer visits, receiving postal deliveries and so on, enabling the user to communicate with an engineer or postman while they are away from home.

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