Sudhir Dixit, PhD, is the Head of Network Technology, USA, in Nokia Siemens Networks. His current area of interest is broadband access. Previously, he was a research fellow and a senior research manager in Nokia Research Center, where he worked on IP/ATM, wireless, content networks, and optical networks. He has published or presented over 150 papers, published three books, and holds sixteen patents. Dr. Dixit is on the Steering Board of the Wireless World Research Forum and is also Chair of the SIG on Self-Organization of Wireless World Systems. He is a Fellow of IET and IETE and a Senior Member of IEEE.Ramjee Prasad, PhD, is the Wireless Information Multimedia Communications Chair and Codirector of the Center for PersonKommunikation, Aalborg University, Denmark. He has published over 300 technical papers and twenty-three books. Dr. Prasad is a Fellow of IET and IETE, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a Member of NERG.

• Preface xiiiContributor List xvii1 Introduction to Networked Home 1Mahbubul Alam, Sudhir Dixit, and Ramjee Prasad1.1 Background, 21.2 Technology Adoption Trends, 61.3 Social Network, 81.4 Consumer Trends, 91.5 Living in Real Time, 111.6 Confluence of Events, 111.7 Application and Service Convergence, 121.8 Network Convergence and Regulations, 141.9 Terminal Convergence, 151.10 Home Networking, 161.11 Connected Home, 201.12 Vision of the Future, 211.13 Brief Overview of the Book, 221.14 Conclusions, 232 Media Format Interoperability 27Anthony Vetro2.1 Background, 272.2 Media Formats, 292.3 Metadata Formats, 342.4 Media Adaptation, 392.5 Mandatory Media Format Profiles, 412.6 Media Format Interoperability: An Example, 422.7 Conclusions, 433 Media Description and Distribution in Content Home Networks 47Edwin A. Heredia3.1 Diversification of Media Format Variants, 493.2 Content Home Network Architecture Components, 523.3 Content Format Variants in the Home, 553.4 Description of Content Features and Device Capabilities, 583.5 Media Exchange Description Language, 623.6 Conclusions, 714 Mobile Device Connectivity in Home Networks 73Mika Saaranen and Dimitris Kalofonos4.1 Related Work, 744.2 Basic Home Use Cases, 754.3 Home Networking Challenges, 774.4 Architecture and Technologies for Local and Remote Home Connectivity, 804.5 Conclusions, 885 Generic Access Network Toward Fixed-Mobile Convergence 93Claus Lindholt Hansen5.1 Trends in the Industry, 945.2 Standardization, 945.3 Gan Overview, 955.4 Benefits with the GAN Technology, 1005.5 Practical Experiences, 1025.6 Impact on Networks and Processes, 1025.7 Discussion, 1035.8 Evolution of GAN, 1045.9 Conclusions, 1046 Secure Wireless Personal Networks: Home Extended to Anywhere 107John Farserotu and Juha Saarnio6.1 A Vision of a Personal Network, 1096.2 Some Example Scenarios, 1106.3 System and Requirements, 1136.4 User Requirements and Scenarios, 1156.5 Network Architecture, 1156.6 Access and Access Control Techniques, 1166.7 Security, 1166.8 Devices and Service Platforms, 1166.9 System Optimization and Operator Perspectives, 1176.10 Toward Personal Services over Personal Networks, 1186.11 Conclusions, 1187 Usable Security in Smart Homes 121Saad Shakhshir and Dimitris Kalofonos7.1 Survey of Related Work, 1227.2 Basic Home Security Use Cases, 1247.3 A Smart Home Security Model, 1277.4 Design Challenges, 1287.5 Usability, 1297.6 Conclusions, 1328 Multimedia Content Protection Techniques in Consumer Networks 135Heather Yu8.1 Techniques for Multimedia Content Protection, 1368.2 Techniques for Content Protection in Consumer Networking Environment, 1418.3 Providing User-centric Services for Content Protection in Consumer Networks, 1499 Device and Service Discovery in Home Networks 153Paul Wisner, Franklin Reynolds, Linda Kallstrom, Sanna Suoranta, Tommi Mikkonen, and Jussi Saarinen9.1 Device and Service Discovery, 1549.2 The Home and the Extended Home, 1589.3 User Control Devices, 1599.4 Selected Discovery Protocols, 1629.5 Improving Service Discovery, 1769.6 Conclusions, 17910 Small, Cheap Devices for Wireless Sensor Networks 183Zach Shelby, John Farserotu, and John F.M. Gerrits10.1 Impulse Radio UWB, 18510.2 IEEE 802.15.4A, 18810.3 Frequency Modulation UWB, 18910.4 System-On-a-Chip, 19310.5 Embedded Operating System, 19410.6 Conclusions, 19511 "Spotting ": A Novel Application of Wireless Sensor Networks in the Home 197Henry Tirri11.1 Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network Architecture, 19911.2 "Spotting", 20111.3 Conclusions, 205References, 206Index 207

Sudhir Dixit, PhD, is the Head of Network Technology, USA, in Nokia Siemens Networks. His current area of interest is broadband access. Previously, he was a research fellow and a senior research manager in Nokia Research Center, where he worked on IP/ATM, wireless, content networks, and optical networks. He has published or presented over 150 papers, published three books, and holds sixteen patents. Dr. Dixit is on the Steering Board of the Wireless World Research Forum and is also Chair of the SIG on Self-Organization of Wireless World Systems. He is a Fellow of IET and IETE and a Senior Member of IEEE.Ramjee Prasad, PhD, is the Wireless Information Multimedia Communications Chair and Codirector of the Center for PersonKommunikation, Aalborg University, Denmark. He has published over 300 technical papers and twenty-three books. Dr. Prasad is a Fellow of IET and IETE, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a Member of NERG.

• Preface xiiiContributor List xvii1 Introduction to Networked Home 1Mahbubul Alam, Sudhir Dixit, and Ramjee Prasad1.1 Background, 21.2 Technology Adoption Trends, 61.3 Social Network, 81.4 Consumer Trends, 91.5 Living in Real Time, 111.6 Confluence of Events, 111.7 Application and Service Convergence, 121.8 Network Convergence and Regulations, 141.9 Terminal Convergence, 151.10 Home Networking, 161.11 Connected Home, 201.12 Vision of the Future, 211.13 Brief Overview of the Book, 221.14 Conclusions, 232 Media Format Interoperability 27Anthony Vetro2.1 Background, 272.2 Media Formats, 292.3 Metadata Formats, 342.4 Media Adaptation, 392.5 Mandatory Media Format Profiles, 412.6 Media Format Interoperability: An Example, 422.7 Conclusions, 433 Media Description and Distribution in Content Home Networks 47Edwin A. Heredia3.1 Diversification of Media Format Variants, 493.2 Content Home Network Architecture Components, 523.3 Content Format Variants in the Home, 553.4 Description of Content Features and Device Capabilities, 583.5 Media Exchange Description Language, 623.6 Conclusions, 714 Mobile Device Connectivity in Home Networks 73Mika Saaranen and Dimitris Kalofonos4.1 Related Work, 744.2 Basic Home Use Cases, 754.3 Home Networking Challenges, 774.4 Architecture and Technologies for Local and Remote Home Connectivity, 804.5 Conclusions, 885 Generic Access Network Toward Fixed-Mobile Convergence 93Claus Lindholt Hansen5.1 Trends in the Industry, 945.2 Standardization, 945.3 Gan Overview, 955.4 Benefits with the GAN Technology, 1005.5 Practical Experiences, 1025.6 Impact on Networks and Processes, 1025.7 Discussion, 1035.8 Evolution of GAN, 1045.9 Conclusions, 1046 Secure Wireless Personal Networks: Home Extended to Anywhere 107John Farserotu and Juha Saarnio6.1 A Vision of a Personal Network, 1096.2 Some Example Scenarios, 1106.3 System and Requirements, 1136.4 User Requirements and Scenarios, 1156.5 Network Architecture, 1156.6 Access and Access Control Techniques, 1166.7 Security, 1166.8 Devices and Service Platforms, 1166.9 System Optimization and Operator Perspectives, 1176.10 Toward Personal Services over Personal Networks, 1186.11 Conclusions, 1187 Usable Security in Smart Homes 121Saad Shakhshir and Dimitris Kalofonos7.1 Survey of Related Work, 1227.2 Basic Home Security Use Cases, 1247.3 A Smart Home Security Model, 1277.4 Design Challenges, 1287.5 Usability, 1297.6 Conclusions, 1328 Multimedia Content Protection Techniques in Consumer Networks 135Heather Yu8.1 Techniques for Multimedia Content Protection, 1368.2 Techniques for Content Protection in Consumer Networking Environment, 1418.3 Providing User-centric Services for Content Protection in Consumer Networks, 1499 Device and Service Discovery in Home Networks 153Paul Wisner, Franklin Reynolds, Linda Kallstrom, Sanna Suoranta, Tommi Mikkonen, and Jussi Saarinen9.1 Device and Service Discovery, 1549.2 The Home and the Extended Home, 1589.3 User Control Devices, 1599.4 Selected Discovery Protocols, 1629.5 Improving Service Discovery, 1769.6 Conclusions, 17910 Small, Cheap Devices for Wireless Sensor Networks 183Zach Shelby, John Farserotu, and John F.M. Gerrits10.1 Impulse Radio UWB, 18510.2 IEEE 802.15.4A, 18810.3 Frequency Modulation UWB, 18910.4 System-On-a-Chip, 19310.5 Embedded Operating System, 19410.6 Conclusions, 19511 "Spotting ": A Novel Application of Wireless Sensor Networks in the Home 197Henry Tirri11.1 Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network Architecture, 19911.2 "Spotting", 20111.3 Conclusions, 205References, 206Index 207