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Design and Development of an Interoperation Framework in a Smart Space Using OSGi

Authors:
Soma Bandyopadhyay
Naga Kiran Guddanti

Keywords: Ubiquitous computing; Home gateway; OSGi; Smart sapce; Interoperation.

Abstract:
This article presents an approach towards interoperating i.e., working together with heterogeneous objects in a ubiquitous computing environment. A framework for interoperation in a ubiquitous environment as a ubiquitous service is proposed here. Smart spaces and environments like smart homes, smart healthcare system, and smart vehicular systems are the important application areas of ubiquitous computing. Here the smart home is considered as smart space and home gateway as a smart controlling device capable of performing interoperation among diverse objects inside the home. Proposed interoperation-framework service resides in this controlling device/gateway. The Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGi) framework is used for developing this interoperation framework. Creation of service provider bundle and user bundle for the associated service interoperation-framework are depicted in detail with case study and results. The same concept can be extended in any smart environment to achieve a generic framework for interoperability to connect heterogeneous devices and to address multiple services.

Pages: 74 to 78

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2010

Publication date: October 25, 2010

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4278

ISBN: 978-1-61208-100-7

Location: Florence, Italy

Dates: from October 25, 2010 to October 30, 2010