A context management system for a cost-efficient smart home platform

[摘要] This paper presents an overview of state-of-the-art architectures forintegrating wireless sensor and actuators networks into the Future Internet.Furthermore, we will address advantages and disadvantages of the differentarchitectures. With respect to these criteria, we develop a new architectureovercoming these weaknesses. Our system, called Smart Home Context ManagementSystem, will be used for intelligent home utilities, appliances, andelectronics and includes physical, logical as well as network context sourceswithin one concept. It considers important aspects and requirements of moderncontext management systems for smart X applications: plug and play as well asplug and trust capabilities, scalability, extensibility, security, andadaptability. As such, it is able to control roller blinds, heating systemsas well as learn, for example, the user's taste w.r.t. to homeentertainment (music, videos, etc.). Moreover, Smart Grid applications andAmbient Assisted Living (AAL) functions are applicable. With respect to AAL,we included an Emergency Handling function. It assures that emergency calls(police, ambulance or fire department) are processed appropriately. Ourconcept is based on a centralized Context Broker architecture, enhanced by adistributed Context Broker system. The goal of this concept is to develop asimple, low-priced, multi-functional, and save architecture affordable foreverybody. Individual components of the architecture are well tested.Implementation and testing of the architecture as a whole is in progress.

[学科分类] 电子、光学、磁材料