An OSGi and agent based control system architecture for smart home

This paper presents a mobile-agent and OSGi based three-tier control system architecture for smart home. In the OSGi platform of home gateway, UPnP technology and intelligent agent technology works together to achieve automation of devices discovery, registry, and management. By means of OSGi middleware and mobile agent technology, the proposed hierarchical architecture supports remote devices control and fault diagnosis, dynamic service provisioning, flexible system performance management, integration of heterogeneous devices, and agent-based distributed control.