Preface xiii

Contributor List xvii

1 Introduction to Networked Home 1
Mahbubul Alam, Sudhir Dixit, and Ramjee Prasad

1.1 Background, 2

1.2 Technology Adoption Trends, 6

1.3 Social Network, 8

1.4 Consumer Trends, 9

1.5 Living in Real Time, 11

1.6 Confluence of Events, 11

1.7 Application and Service Convergence, 12

1.8 Network Convergence and Regulations, 14

1.9 Terminal Convergence, 15

1.10 Home Networking, 16

1.11 Connected Home, 20

1.12 Vision of the Future, 21

1.13 Brief Overview of the Book, 22

1.14 Conclusions, 23

2 Media Format Interoperability 27
Anthony Vetro

2.1 Background, 27

2.2 Media Formats, 29

2.3 Metadata Formats, 34

2.4 Media Adaptation, 39

2.5 Mandatory Media Format Profiles, 41

2.6 Media Format Interoperability: An Example, 42

2.7 Conclusions, 43

3 Media Description and Distribution in Content Home Networks 47
Edwin A. Heredia

3.1 Diversification of Media Format Variants, 49

3.2 Content Home Network Architecture Components, 52

3.3 Content Format Variants in the Home, 55

3.4 Description of Content Features and Device Capabilities, 58

3.5 Media Exchange Description Language, 62

3.6 Conclusions, 71

4 Mobile Device Connectivity in Home Networks 73
Mika Saaranen and Dimitris Kalofonos

4.1 Related Work, 74

4.2 Basic Home Use Cases, 75

4.3 Home Networking Challenges, 77

4.4 Architecture and Technologies for Local and Remote Home Connectivity, 80

4.5 Conclusions, 88

5 Generic Access Network Toward Fixed-Mobile Convergence 93
Claus Lindholt Hansen

5.1 Trends in the Industry, 94

5.2 Standardization, 94

5.3 Gan Overview, 95

5.4 Benefits with the GAN Technology, 100

5.5 Practical Experiences, 102

5.6 Impact on Networks and Processes, 102

5.7 Discussion, 103

5.8 Evolution of GAN, 104

5.9 Conclusions, 104

6 Secure Wireless Personal Networks: Home Extended to Anywhere 107
John Farserotu and Juha Saarnio

6.1 A Vision of a Personal Network, 109

6.2 Some Example Scenarios, 110

6.3 System and Requirements, 113

6.4 User Requirements and Scenarios, 115

6.5 Network Architecture, 115

6.6 Access and Access Control Techniques, 116

6.7 Security, 116

6.8 Devices and Service Platforms, 116

6.9 System Optimization and Operator Perspectives, 117

6.10 Toward Personal Services over Personal Networks, 118

6.11 Conclusions, 118

7 Usable Security in Smart Homes 121
Saad Shakhshir and Dimitris Kalofonos

7.1 Survey of Related Work, 122

7.2 Basic Home Security Use Cases, 124

7.3 A Smart Home Security Model, 127

7.4 Design Challenges, 128

7.5 Usability, 129

7.6 Conclusions, 132

8 Multimedia Content Protection Techniques in Consumer Networks 135
Heather Yu

8.1 Techniques for Multimedia Content Protection, 136

8.2 Techniques for Content Protection in Consumer Networking Environment, 141

8.3 Providing User-centric Services for Content Protection in Consumer Networks, 149

9 Device and Service Discovery in Home Networks 153
Paul Wisner, Franklin Reynolds, Linda Kallstrom, Sanna Suoranta, Tommi Mikkonen, and Jussi Saarinen

9.1 Device and Service Discovery, 154

9.2 The Home and the Extended Home, 158

9.3 User Control Devices, 159

9.4 Selected Discovery Protocols, 162

9.5 Improving Service Discovery, 176

9.6 Conclusions, 179

10 Small, Cheap Devices for Wireless Sensor Networks 183
Zach Shelby, John Farserotu, and John F.M. Gerrits

10.1 Impulse Radio UWB, 185

10.2 IEEE 802.15.4A, 188

10.3 Frequency Modulation UWB, 189

10.4 System-On-a-Chip, 193

10.5 Embedded Operating System, 194

10.6 Conclusions, 195

11 "Spotting ": A Novel Application of Wireless Sensor Networks in the Home 197
Henry Tirri

11.1 Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network Architecture, 199

11.2 "Spotting", 201

11.3 Conclusions, 205

References, 206

Index 207

Technologies for Home Networking

A broad overview of the home networking field, ranging from wireless technologies to practical applications

In 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 scenarios
• Media format, media exchange, and media interoperability
• Location-aware device and service discovery
• Security in smart homes
• Secure service discovery protocol implementation for wireless ad-hoc networks
• Multimedia content protection in consumer networks
• Mobile device connectivity in home networks
• Unlicensed mobile access/generic access network
• Wireless sensor networks in the home
• Ultra-wideband and sensor networking in the home environment

With 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.