A TV-centric home network to provide a unified access to UPnP and PLC domains

Author

Bhatti, G. ; Sahinoglu, Z. ; Peker, K.A. ; Guo, J. ; Matsubara, F.

Author_Institution

Mitsubishi Electr. Res. Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

234

Lastpage

242

Abstract

Universal plug and play (UPnP) aims at connecting home electronic devices, especially audio-video (AV) devices, whereas several protocols based on power-line communications (PLC) technologies target home appliances and security devices for networking. There is a need to have a unified access to, and control of, all devices regardless of the networking technology they use. This paper describes the design and implementation of a system that allows a user to control devices in two different network domains, namely a UPnP domain and a multi-carrier (MC) PLC domain based on a proprietary power line networking technology

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; high definition television; local area networks; protocols; PLC; TV-centric home network; UPnP; audio-video devices; home appliances; power-line communications; protocols; unified access; universal plug and play; Access protocols; Communication system control; Communication system security; Communications technology; Home appliances; Home automation; Joining processes; Plugs; Power system security; Programmable control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Networked Appliances, 2002. Gaithersburg. Proceedings. 2002 IEEE 4th International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Gaithersburg, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7259-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWNA.2001.980863

Filename

980863