Network and service architecture for emerging services based on home sensor networks
Sensor networks in the home can enable a variety of applications such as home monitoring and control, home security, home energy management, and home health care. Current state-of-the-art solutions typically target a single sensor application and do not take advantage of the established infrastructu...
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Published in | Bell Labs technical journal Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 235 - 249 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Hoboken
IEEE
2009
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Sensor networks in the home can enable a variety of applications such as home monitoring and control, home security, home energy management, and home health care. Current state-of-the-art solutions typically target a single sensor application and do not take advantage of the established infrastructure of the broadband service provider, such as a telco operator or cable provider. In this paper, we propose an alternative solution that provides a comprehensive and scalable service platform for multiple parallel home sensor applications, even from third party providers. We highlight the advantages that a broadband service provider holds for providing these emerging high margin services, and derive a suitable end-to-end network architecture. We describe the functions of each of the main components and some of their interfaces, and pay particular attention to one of the key technological challenges: the commissioning and management of the home sensor network. In particular, we describe a laboratory implementation that demonstrates the feasibility of automatic commissioning and remote management of the sensor network. |
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Bibliography: | istex:8D7593FADF8869E391D60A1ABBDA712CB14AB2C9 ark:/67375/WNG-VLKX7T4R-Q ArticleID:BLTJ20382 ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1089-7089 1538-7305 |
DOI: | 10.1002/bltj.20382 |