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Device interoperability (testing)Jelle Nelis1st International Summer School on eCare, August 25 - 29, 2014, Ghent, Belgium
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1st International Summer School on eCare, August 25 - 29, 2014, Ghent, Belgium1st International Summer School on eCare, August 25 - 29, 2014, Ghent, Belgium1st International Summer School on eCare, August 25 - 29, 2014, Ghent, Belgium1st International Summer School on eCare, August 25 - 29, 2014, Ghent, Belgium1st International Summer School on eCare, August 25 - 29, 2014, Ghent, Belgium
I love standards, … there are so many of them
How to tackle the interoperability problem?
Home lab facilities
iMinds HomeLab
Context
Trend towards ever more networked ('smart') devices
Scattered landscape in terms of technologies Different standards prevail in different application
domains
Within each domain there are by default a number of competing technologies
Even within the same standard, implementation quirks hinder interoperability
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Trend towards ever more networked ('smart') devices
Scattered landscape in terms of technologies Different standards prevail in different application
domains
Within each domain there are by default a number of competing technologies
Even within the same ecosystem, implementation quirks hinder interoperability
Wide variety in technologies
And many, MANY, more …
They differ in
Communication channel
Discovery paradigm
Device and service model
Re-inventing the wheel
Even in today's situation, new standards and gadgets using a proprietary interface are popping up daily
Interoperability nightmare
Ignoring the problem
My technology is the best technology
Vendor lock-in Vertical systems in which hardware and
software needs to come from the same vendor or alliance
Typically used by powerful companies
Pragmatic interoperability
Acknowledge the problem Admit defeat and choose one or a few technologies
to be interoperable with
Not typically large companies
Reach only a limited subset of intended market
Users are still bound by the choices made by the application developer (although not strict vendor lock-in)
True interoperability
Idealistic approach
Adapt to the end consumer, don't put restrictions on them
Possibility to reach every single end consumer Support every single technology
Incredibly hard to achieve
Difficult to get balance between flexibility and usability right
Open standards key to success
Company testing facilities
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iHomeLab
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• Lucerne, Switzerland• Lucerne University of Applied
Sciences and Arts• 2500 visitors each year
iHomeLab: demonstration
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InHaus
InHaus1 Smart House Deployed in 2001 Never updated since 2 mirrored houses
Demonstration Development
InHaus2 Smart Buildings Separate setups
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InHaus2
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• Currently building hospital• Should be finished in summer
• 2014• Green buildings• inFarming, green vertical facades
Experimental evaluation of ICT solutions
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Testbeds may provide an answer to technical issues
Usability studies and living labs help us understand how people use products and services
Realistic home environment
Built with flexibility in mind
Technical spaces hidden throughout HomeLab bring
unprecedented flexibility in equipment installation, which is key to support
evaluation of today’s but also tomorrow’s
technologies and services.
Full support from concept to deployment
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However, it is not there yet, so ...
Going beyond testing in a single environment
Thorought testing in HomeLab
Deploy at people's homes
Remote monitoring Tests with actual end users
Currently being done on small scale Important for technology uptake in eCare
Follow-up
Demo miniHomeLab today at 15h00
Lecture on CoAP and interoperability
Introduction to DYAMAND (DYnamic, Adaptive MAnagement of Networks and Devices) platform
Tuesday afternoon (adding support) Thursday afternoon (application usage)
Questions?
Let's talk during lunch
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