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Heterogeneous Interface Decision Engine and Architecture for Constructing Low Power Home Networks

저전력의 홈 네트워크 구축을 위한 이기종 인터페이스 결정 엔진 및 아키텍처

  • Bae, Puleum (Ajou University, Department of Computer Engineering,) ;
  • Jo, Yeong-Myeong (Ajou University, Department of Information and Computer Engineering) ;
  • Moon, Eui-Kyum (Ajou University, Department of Information and Computer Engineering) ;
  • Ko, Young-Bae (Ajou University, Department of Computer Engineering,)
  • Received : 2014.06.14
  • Accepted : 2015.01.08
  • Published : 2015.02.28
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Abstract

In this paper, in order to support the construction of a smart home environment of low power consumption, we propose a heterogeneous interface determination engine and architecture. Technology of "smart home" is in the spotlight according to the development of IT technology nowadays. Smart homes are configured with multiple sub-networks, and each sub-network is formed by the smart devices using various communication interfaces. Thus, in the smart home environment, interlocking technology between heterogeneous interfaces is essentially required for supporting communication between different networks. Further, each communication interface is a difference in power consumption, and home smart devices are often operated in 24 hours, especially smart phones and other wireless devices are sensitive to power consumption. Therefore, in order to build a energy efficient home network, It is important to select the appropriate interface to handle traffic depending on the situation. In this paper, we propose "The Heterogeneous Interface Decision Engine and Architecture for constructing of Low Power Home Network," and analyze the performance of the proposed method and verify the validity through experiments on the test bed.

본 논문에서는 저전력의 스마트 홈 환경 구축을 지원하기 위한 이기종 인터페이스 결정 엔진 및 아키텍처를 제시한다. 최근 IT 기술의 발전을 토대로 '스마트 홈' 기술이 대두되고 있다. 이러한 스마트 홈은 여러 서브네트워크로 구성되어 있으며, 각각의 네트워크는 다양한 통신 인터페이스를 사용하는 스마트 기기들로 구성되어 있다. 따라서 스마트 홈 환경에서는 다양한 네트워크 간의 통신을 지원하기 위한 이기종 인터페이스 간의 연동 기술이 필수적으로 요구된다. 또한, 각 통신 인터페이스는 전력 소비량에 차이가 있는데, 가정용 스마트 기기들은 24시간 동작하는 경우가 많으며 특히 스마트폰과 같은 무선기기들은 전력 소모량에 민감하다. 따라서 에너지 측면에서 효율적인 홈 네트워크를 구축하기 위해서는 상황에 따라 트래픽 처리에 적합한 인터페이스를 선택하는 것이 중요하다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 "저전력의 홈 네트워크 구축을 위한 이기종 인터페이스 결정 엔진 및 아키텍처"를 제안하고 테스트베드 상에서의 실험을 통해 제안 기법의 성능을 분석하고 타당성을 검증한다.

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