Title :
Internet access to a home area network
Author :
Saif, Umar ; Gordon, Daniel ; Greaves, David J.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Lab., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
The AutoHan project implements a self-configuring software architecture for home area networks that offers an XML-based registry and HTTP-based service. The article begins by introducing the low-level architectures of the AutoHan project that enable different networking technologies to interoperate and define one logical IP network. It then describes the two core services that enable resources to export, discover and interoperate with AutoHan by using these low-level architectures. Finally, the article discusses naming and addressing issues for Internet access and shows how XML and HTTP allowed extension of the system to support Internet access through IHan (Internet home area network)
Keywords :
Internet; home automation; home computing; hypermedia markup languages; local area networks; naming services; open systems; transport protocols; AutoHan project; HTTP; HTTP-based service; IHan; Internet HAN; Internet access; XML; XML-based registry; addressing issues; core services; home area network; logical IP network; low-level architectures; naming; networking technologies; self-configuring software architecture; Automatic control; Cameras; Computer architecture; Home automation; IP networks; Internet; Read only memory; Search engines; User interfaces; XML;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4236.895143
