Title :
Trends in entertainment, home automation and e-health: Toward cross-domain integration
Author :
Arag?¼?©s, Antonio ; Mart?nez, Ignacio ; Valle, Pilar Del ; Mu?±oz, Pilar ; Escayola, Javier ; Trigo, Jes??s D.
fDate :
6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Recent advances in consumer networking and emerging technologies are promoting a paradigm shift in the way environments such as entertainment, home automation or e-Health are traditionally understood. However, available technologies present different characteristics depending on the environment or the working domain that, in a context of non-experienced users, hinders the development of interoperable services. This article compares the most recent technological proposals and analyzes their key points, and presents a compilation of the major interoperability proposals and initiatives for the considered communication domains. The work is completed with a reasoned discussion on trends on architectural approaches to cross-domain integration that can be used to overcome the issues generated by the segmented ecosystems presented above.
Keywords :
entertainment; home automation; medical computing; open systems; architectural approach; communication domains; consumer networking; cross-domain integration; e-health; entertainment; home automation; interoperability proposals; segmented ecosystems; Bluetooth; Consumer electronics; Entertainment; Home automation; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Wireless communication; Zigbee;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Conference_Location :
6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2012.6211501