A generic network management architecture targeted to support home automation networks and home Internet connectivity

This paper proposes a generic network management architecture targeted to support home automation networks and home Internet connectivity for the purpose of control and monitoring. The core of the architecture is a new management protocol residing at the OSI application layer. The paper is structured as follows: state-of-the-art and main objective are primarily presented, and then the proposed architecture and protocol are detailed. Finally, conclusions and open issues are highlighted.