Smart Home Domain

The Smart Home concept is the answer to the demand of integration of smart appliances and systems in the human environment. It encompasses a rising number of devices, services, and applications that make people’s life and everyday duties easier. Based on a dozen technologies and standards, hundreds of device suppliers offer an extensive range of solutions (meters, actuators, sensors, micro-systems, etc.) that are integrated in the Home environment.

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  • Smart Home Architecture
    • Home Area Networks (HAN)
      The Smart Home concept assumes that the devices constituting the ecosystem are connected in one or more Home Area Networks (HAN).
      • High-Speed Networks
        One or several High-Speed Networks, usually Wi-Fi Networks that may be provided by a set top box, mobile devices, gateways, access points, and the like.
        • Personal Area Networks
          Personal Area Networks or ad-hoc networks created between several constrained devices, for instance, using low-speed connections (Bluetooth, ZigBee, Z-Wave, etc.). This concept comprises also the Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs).
          • Radio Communication Standards for HAN
            Popular HAN solutions are based on radio and cable (mostly Power Line Communication – PLC) standards.
            • IEEE 802.15.4
              Standard for Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), which defines both the physical (PHY) and the Media Access Control (MAC) layers.
              • Z-Wave
                Standard for wireless communication protocol, which operates in the Part 15 unlicensed industrial, scientific and medical band (at 868.42MHz in Europe).
                • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
                  Standard for wireless communication over short distances, defined by the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group8).
                  • EnOcean
                    The wireless communication suite standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and supported by the EnOcean Alliance.
                    • Home Automation Industry Standards for HAN
                      • Insteon
                        The patent-protected technology, wherein the radio communication uses similar band as Z-Wave but at different frequencies across different countries
                        • LonWorks
                          The communication standard created by the Echelon Corporation, uses different media types such as twisted pair, coaxial cables, power lines, fiber optics, infrared, and radio.
                          • KNX
                            Unifies the three existing standards: the European Installation Bus (EIB), European Home Systems Protocol (EHS), and BatiBUS.
                            Cable-Based Communication Standards for HANKNXLonWorksInsteonHome Automation Industry Standards for HANWiFi, (IEEE 802.11 standards group)EnOceanBluetooth Low Energy (BLE)Z-WaveIEEE 802.15.4Radio Communication Standards for HANLow-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN)High-Speed NetworksConnections to Wide Area Networks (WAN)Personal Area Networks High-Speed NetworksHome Area Networks (HAN)GeneralSmart Home ArchitectureInference on SensorsAppliances Profiling and Fault DetectionEnergy Profiling and Demand EstimationEnergy/Device Centric SolutionsEstimating Preferences and BehaviorActivity RecognitionOccupancy Estimation and IdentificationOccupant-Centric SolutionsMachine Learning SolutionsSurveillance and SecurityAdvanced Multimedia ServicesHealth Care SystemsRenewable Energy ManagementEnergy Efficiency and ManagementApplication Areas of Smart HomeApplicationsSmart Home Domain