An Improved Short Message Security Protocol for Home Network

The family information technology has caught the attention of various industries such as IT, home appliances, communication, and real estate. Based on the home network theories, this paper describes a remote control system via Internet and GSM SMS, which controls smart home network in wired access mode and wireless communication mode, respectively. Although SMS is widely used for a variety of applications, it is not suitable for the purpose of remote control because it suffers from transmission delay, lose and lacks of confidentiality. This study provides SMS-based protocol, which is designed with the mechanisms of reliable transmission and information encryption, thus it is capable for the home network of reliable remote control.