Title :
Discovering the home: Advanced concepts
Author :
Dooley, James ; Callaghan, Vic ; Hagras, Hani ; Bull, Phil
Author_Institution :
Environments Group, Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK
Abstract :
In this paper we present the experimentally validated discovery methods of our ldquoNexusrdquo framework for use in home networks. These methods allow ldquoclientrdquo software applications to dynamically search and access an entire set of distributed software resources in a home network in close to real time. The novelty of this framework is two-fold; first, no prior knowledge of the network is required by the client application. Secondly, the network itself does not need to actively maintain state by using servers/registries/caches.
Keywords :
home computing; middleware; Nexus framework; client software applications; discovery methods; distributed software resources; home networks; Application software; Home automation; Network servers;
Conference_Titel :
Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies, 2009. ICADIWT '09. Second International Conference on the
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4456-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4457-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICADIWT.2009.5273839
