Title :
System architecture and implementation of a CEBus/Internet gateway
Author :
Desbonnet, Joe ; Corcoran, Peter M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Coll. Galway, Ireland
fDate :
11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Class structures and an object-oriented software framework to facilitate Internet access to CEBus networks are described. The Internet/CEBus gateway consists of a server application and dynamic data structures which provide a real-time representation of a CEBus network. The CEBus network traffic is continually monitored and interpreted and these data structures updated accordingly. In addition the creation of “virtual” CEBus devices is supported. These “virtual” devices can interact with the real CEBus network. This allows the creation of “new” device personalities whose behaviour can then be characterised through interaction with a real CEBus network
Keywords :
Internet; consumer electronics; data structures; home automation; internetworking; local area networks; multimedia communication; network servers; object-oriented methods; system buses; telecommunication standards; telecommunication traffic; CEBus network traffic; CEBus/Internet gateway; Consumer Electronic Bus; Internet access; dynamic data structures; home automation; multimedia LAN standard; object-oriented software; real-time representation; server application; system architecture; system implementation; virtual CEBus devices; Automatic control; Computer architecture; Data structures; Home automation; IP networks; Internet; Protocols; TCPIP; Web server; Wide area networks;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
