An Heterogeneous wireless networks testbed for Smart Environment scenarios

Abstract

Abstract-Smart Environments are environments where heterogeneous wireless networks are implemented and connected together both in terms of networking and in terms of functionalities, thus providing an abstraction layer to higher level applications that can exploit the interplay of such technologies to obtain killer features. In order to obtain real advantages from the integration of heterogeneous components the scenarios shall be clearly understood and analysed;therefore this paper classifies the different scenarios and network architectures that can be employed in creating a Smart Environment. Moreover, real life experimenting is needed, through testbeds and trial installations; our testbed is therefore described, as well as some results on the effects achieved by interconnecting different technologies.

Design and evaluation of novel gesture-centric interaction models in smart spaces

“…The concept brings together four components in ubiquitous computing [102]: devices that support intuitive user interaction and user mobility, wireless communications, networks of sensors and actuators, and reasoning mechanisms to implement an environment that understands and reacts to human desires. The concept of smart space is applicable in very different settings, ranging from small scale scenarios such as smart offices to metro-wide scenarios like smart cities [68]. This work is focused on small to medium scale environments.…”