DOMUS

The DOMUS infrastructure relies on an OSGi gateway, which goal is to expose local devices (using heterogeneous protocols) with remote services (from many suppliers). This gateway was developed initially within the FP5 SIRLAN project, and extended with the following models for Domus by Mathieu Gallissot during his thesis [1]... A machine to machine layer, which provides interoperability between heterogeneous networks. This interoperability is tested upon the "interchangeability" criterion, including variable types, semantic and processes... A Virtual object layer, which is the peer of a physical object. It is divided into a communication model (implemented by the M2M layer), a interface model (implemented by the M2D layer) and a functional model, which role is to translate "automation processes" paradigms to computer science paradigms, and vice versa. This translation is done using standards and documentation for the lower layer, and affordance for ergonomics for the upper layer.