A broad overview of the home networking field, ranging from wireless technologies to practical applicationsIn the future, it is expected that private networks (e.g., home networks) will become part of the global network ecosystem, participating in sharing their own content, running IP-based services, and possibly becoming service providers themselves. This is already happening in the so-called "social networks" and peer-to-peer file sharing networks on the Internet—making this emerging topic one of the most active research areas in the wireless communications field.This book bridges the gap between wireless networking and service research communities, which, until now, have confined their work to their respective fields. Here, a number of industry professionals and academic experts have contributed chapters on various aspects of the subject to present an overview of home networking technologies with a special emphasis on the user as the center of all activities. Coverage includes:Networked home use cases and scenariosMedia format, media exchange, and media interoperabilityLocation-aware device and service discoverySecurity in smart homesSecure service discovery protocol implementation for wireless ad-hoc networksMultimedia content protection in consumer networksMobile device connectivity in home networksUnlicensed mobile access/generic access networkWireless sensor networks in the homeUltra-wideband and sensor networking in the home environmentWith a balanced mix of practice and theory, Technologies for Home Networking focuses on the latest technologies for speedier, more reliable wireless networking and explains how to facilitate workable end-to-end solutions from a user's perspective. This book is an ideal resource for practicing engineers, designers, and managers with an interest in home networking and also serves as a valuable text for graduate students.
Author(s): Sudhir Dixit, Ramjee Prasad
Edition: 1
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 218
TECHNOLOGIES FOR HOME NETWORKING......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 10
Preface......Page 16
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 17
Contributor List......Page 20
1 Introduction to Networked Home......Page 22
1.1 Background......Page 23
1.2 Technology Adoption Trends......Page 27
1.3 Social Network......Page 29
1.4 Consumer Trends......Page 30
1.6 Confluence of Events......Page 32
1.7 Application and Service Convergence......Page 33
1.8 Network Convergence and Regulations......Page 35
1.9 Terminal Convergence......Page 36
1.10 Home Networking......Page 37
1.10.1 Home Computing......Page 38
1.10.3 Home Communications......Page 39
1.10.4 Home Monitoring and Management......Page 40
1.11 Connected Home......Page 41
1.12 Vision of the Future......Page 42
1.13 Brief Overview of the Book......Page 43
1.14 Conclusions......Page 44
References......Page 46
2.1 Background......Page 48
2.2.1 Image and Video Formats......Page 50
2.2.2 Audio Formats......Page 51
2.2.3 Transport and File Formats......Page 53
2.2.4 Profiles and Levels......Page 54
2.3.1 Content Descriptions......Page 55
2.3.1.2 Data Abstraction......Page 56
2.3.2 Usage Environment Descriptions......Page 57
2.3.2.1 Terminal Capabilities......Page 58
2.3.3 User Preferences......Page 59
2.4 Media Adaptation......Page 60
2.5 Mandatory Media Format Profiles......Page 62
2.6 Media Format Interoperability: An Example......Page 63
2.7 Conclusions......Page 64
References......Page 65
3 Media Description and Distribution in Content Home Networks......Page 68
3.1 Diversification of Media Format Variants......Page 70
3.2 Content Home Network Architecture Components......Page 73
3.3 Content Format Variants in the Home......Page 76
3.4 Description of Content Features and Device Capabilities......Page 79
3.5 Media Exchange Description Language......Page 83
3.5.1 MXDL Media Object Descriptions......Page 84
3.5.2 MXDL Device Capability Descriptions......Page 87
3.6 Conclusions......Page 92
References......Page 93
4 Mobile Device Connectivity in Home Networks......Page 94
4.1 Related Work......Page 95
4.2 Basic Home Use Cases......Page 96
4.3 Home Networking Challenges......Page 98
4.4.1 Overview of Home Connectivity Architecture......Page 101
4.4.2 Local Connectivity......Page 102
4.4.3 Remote Connectivity......Page 106
4.5 Conclusions......Page 109
References......Page 110
5 Generic Access Network Toward Fixed–Mobile Convergence......Page 114
5.2 Standardization......Page 115
5.3 Gan Overview......Page 116
5.3.1 Security......Page 117
5.3.2 “Discovery” and “Registration”......Page 118
5.3.7 Emergency Services......Page 119
5.3.8 GAN Protocol Architecture......Page 120
5.4 Benefits with the GAN Technology......Page 121
5.4.2 End User......Page 122
5.6 Impact on Networks and Processes......Page 123
5.7 Discussion......Page 124
5.9 Conclusions......Page 125
6 Secure Wireless Personal Networks: Home Extended to Anywhere......Page 128
6.1 A Vision of a Personal Network......Page 130
6.2.1 Health......Page 131
6.2.3 Distributed Work......Page 133
6.3 System and Requirements......Page 134
6.5 Network Architecture......Page 136
6.8 Devices and Service Platforms......Page 137
6.9 System Optimization and Operator Perspectives......Page 138
6.11 Conclusions......Page 139
References......Page 140
7 Usable Security in Smart Homes......Page 142
7.1.1 User Interaction with Security......Page 143
7.1.2 Security in Smart Spaces......Page 144
7.2 Basic Home Security Use Cases......Page 145
7.3 A Smart Home Security Model......Page 148
7.4 Design Challenges......Page 149
7.5 Usability......Page 150
References......Page 153
8 Multimedia Content Protection Techniques in Consumer Networks......Page 156
8.1.1.1 Application Requirements......Page 157
8.1.2.2 Key Management......Page 158
8.1.2.3 Challenges for Multimedia Applications......Page 159
8.1.4 Digital Watermarking......Page 160
8.2.1 Existing Consumer Entertainment Content Protection Technologies: A Quick Overview......Page 162
8.2.2 The Consumer Network “Boundary Problem”......Page 164
8.2.3.1 An Application Scenario......Page 165
8.2.3.3 Scalable Secure Media Streaming......Page 166
8.2.4 Alternative Approach for Preserving Content Copyright Without Sacrificing Consumer Convenience and Freedom of Use......Page 167
8.3 Providing User-centric Services for Content Protection in Consumer Networks......Page 170
References......Page 171
9 Device and Service Discovery in Home Networks......Page 174
9.1.1 Common Attributes......Page 175
9.1.2 Interoperability......Page 176
9.1.3 Distributed Middleware Toolkits......Page 177
9.1.5 Directory Services and Other Configuration Management Systems......Page 178
9.2.1 Characteristics of the Home Environment......Page 179
9.3 User Control Devices......Page 180
9.4.1 SLP......Page 183
9.4.2 Bonjour......Page 185
9.4.3 Universal Plug and Play/SSDP......Page 186
9.4.4 Jini......Page 189
9.4.5 JXTA and JXTA Search......Page 190
9.4.6 DHCP......Page 192
9.4.7 Bluetooth SDP......Page 193
9.4.8 Web Services Dynamic Discovery......Page 195
9.4.9 eXtensible Service Discovery Framework......Page 196
9.5.1 Security......Page 197
9.5.5 Directories......Page 198
9.5.7 Service Browsing......Page 199
9.6 Conclusions......Page 200
References......Page 201
10 Small Cheap Devices for Wireless Sensor Networks......Page 204
10.1 Impulse Radio UWB......Page 206
10.2 IEEE 802.15.4A......Page 209
10.3 Frequency Modulation UWB......Page 210
10.4 System-On-a-Chip......Page 214
10.5 Embedded Operating System......Page 215
References......Page 216
11 “Spotting”: A Novel Application of Wireless Sensor Networks in the Home......Page 218
11.1 Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network Architecture......Page 220
11.2.1 Tagging Physical Objects: “Spots”......Page 222
11.2.2 Spot Operations......Page 223
11.2.2.2 Spot Retrieval......Page 224
11.2.3 On Key Function K......Page 225
11.3 Conclusions......Page 226
References......Page 227
Index......Page 228
