The network layer Sample Clauses

The network layer. In smart homes (today AmI-like living environments), the internal network may be made up of already existing cables as telephone cable and TV cable, the power supply network and additional infrastructure as computer cables and low voltage cables (home buses). Products of traditional suppliers use protocols, which allow communication between the products, remote control and central control by the resident, through a home bus. A home bus is a physical wire, a special low voltage cable, which is used to transfer signals within the house via a certain protocol. Ideally, all products of the different manufacturers should communicate via the same protocol. In practice, this is however not the case now. Specifications for the future imply that all these systems are supposed to be inter-operable. In general, for control data transmission, a bit rate of some kbps is sufficient. This holds for the most of the AmI-like components (sensors, actuators, and control and visualization units). However, for telecommunication purposes (above all video communication) and for complex monitoring functionalities (see next section) the bit rate exceeds to the Megabit (Gigabit in the future?) range. Wireless technologies have clear advantages and drawbacks when applied to the smart home environment. Among the advantages, flexibility and easy installation are clearly important characteristics in this type of networks. Among the drawbacks, clearly safety and security can’t reach the levels which can be obtained with wired networks, deterministic response times are not always possible and RF emissions might cause some user concern. However, it is clear that, in many cases, the advantages overcome the drawbacks and wireless network are becoming the most feasible alternative for home automation. A major problem with smart home design is the integration and interaction among heterogeneous subsystems, which may probably not be designed to interact with each other. For example, assistive technologies are very heterogeneous when attending needs due to individual and temporal variations. Moreover, devices are usually designed by different manufacturers using different technologies for heterogeneous applications. The Design-for-All concept introduces additional complexity. It tries to avoid the simplification usually made when considering a standard user. This is supposed to help individual users, but at the same time, this lack of standardization and individual diversity and variability can...
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