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Feature Article: Smart Home

IoT-Connect: An
Interoperability
Framework for Smart
Home Communication
Protocols
Muhammad Omer Farooq
Nimbus Research Centre, Cork Institute of
Technology

Dirk Pesch
Nimbus Research Centre, Cork Institute of
Technology

Ian Wheelock
Arris Group Inc.

Abstract-There is a growing momentum and expectation that smart home applications
will become a major market success. Therefore, many consumer electronics industry
organizations are manufacturing smart devices for networked smart home applications.
However, the current market opportunity is leading to many devices from different
manufacturers lacking interoperability due to the multitude of communication standards
and proprietary protocols in use. This situation has resulted in significant interoperability
issues for home automation systems, and is leading to operational silos for each of the
individual products. In order to take smart home networking to the next level, an
interoperability framework is required that eliminates these silos. This article presents an
interoperability framework with a selected characteristics.

& A

SMART HOME refers to a networked system
formed by smart devices in a home to automate

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a range of tasks. Current smart home automation system (HASs) are based on networking
technologies such as ZigBee, Z-Wave, Bluetooth,
or Thread, with many others also based on
proprietary protocols. Due to the plethora of
communication technologies, there is a lack of

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