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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Virtualization of Remote Devices and Services in Residential Networks

Frank ReichertAndreas HäberJesús Gómez Ruiz De Mier

subject

business.industryComputer scienceMobile computingLocal area networkVirtual realityVirtualizationcomputer.software_genreComputer securityServerUniversal Plug and PlayHome computingbusinesscomputerComputer network

description

Lately solutions for remote access for residential services have been proposed. However, these solutions require modifications to the service controllers. In addition, remote access adds complexity to the client application. We propose here a solution for decoupling remote access from the client itself with an entity that creates virtual instances of remote services in a local network. Thereby, clients will be able to discover the virtual instance and use it. Moreover, client applications do not need to distinguish between local and remote services hence reducing complexity.

https://doi.org/10.1109/ngmast.2009.80