Experimental bridge LonWorks/sup /spl reg///UPnP/spl trade/1.0

Author

Chemishkian, Sergey ; Lund, Jeff

Author_Institution

Echelon Corp., San Jose, CA, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

5-8 Jan. 2004

Firstpage

400

Lastpage

405

Abstract

The paper describes an experimental software bridge that exposes LonWorks/sup /spl reg// devices as UPnP/spl trade/ devices to UPnP control points. By UPnP enabling common LonWorks devices, the bridge expands the reach of UPnP technology into the pervasive world of non-IP-based everyday devices. Mapping rules and design decisions implemented in the bridge are explained through comparison of semantics and data transfer mechanisms utilized by the two networking technologies. Discussion is illustrated with a sample mapping of a LonWorks light dimmer (HalenSmart, Inc.) into a standard UPnP device template, Dimmable Light v.0.9.

Keywords

application program interfaces; home automation; internetworking; API; Internet gateway device; LonWorks devices; UPnP control points; UPnP devices; automated integration process; data transfer mechanisms; home IP network; home gateways; light dimmer; networking technologies; semantics; software bridge; Appropriate technology; Bridges; Chemical technology; Embedded software; Home appliances; IP networks; Internet; Network address translation; Printers; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, 2004. CCNC 2004. First IEEE

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8145-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCNC.2004.1286895

Filename

1286895