Remote Access: A Residental Power Monitor and Control System

Under many circumstances, you may want to monitor and control your home lighting system and appliances while you are away for work, travel, or vacation. Recently, two major technology developments have made this application possible. One catalyst is the wide adoption of high-bandwidth wireless networks in universities, hospitals, hotels, and other working environments. A second catalyst is the emergence of cloud services. As a result, many remote control applications are becoming popular because untethered computing increases the convenience of our daily lives. The following scenario demonstrates how remote control applications can be used.