2nd International ICST Workshop on Personalized Networks

Research Article

First experiences with Personal Networks as an enabling platform for service providers

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4451056,
        author={ Frank T.H. den Hartog and Marco A.  Blom and Caspar R.  Lageweg and Qian Tao and Raymond N.J.  Veldhuis and  Nico H.G.  Baken and Frankilin Selgert},
        title={First experiences with Personal Networks as an enabling platform for service providers},
        proceedings={2nd International ICST Workshop on Personalized Networks},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={PERNETS},
        year={2008},
        month={2},
        keywords={Business  Content management  Context awareness  Employment  Home automation  IP networks  Personal area networks  Service oriented architecture  Space technology  Transportation},
        doi={10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4451056}
    }
    
  • Frank T.H. den Hartog
    Marco A. Blom
    Caspar R. Lageweg
    Qian Tao
    Raymond N.J. Veldhuis
    Nico H.G. Baken
    Frankilin Selgert
    Year: 2008
    First experiences with Personal Networks as an enabling platform for service providers
    PERNETS
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4451056
Frank T.H. den Hartog1,*, Marco A. Blom1, Caspar R. Lageweg1, Qian Tao2, Raymond N.J. Veldhuis2, Nico H.G. Baken3, Frankilin Selgert3
  • 1: M.E. Peeters, J.R. Schmidt, R. van der Veer, A. de Vries, M.R. van der Werff TNO Brassersplein 2, P.O. Box 5050 2600 GB Delft, The Netherlands
  • 2: University of Twente, EEMSC, Signals & Systems P.O. box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands
  • 3: KPN Maanplein 55, P.O. Box 30000 2600 GA Den Haag, The Netherlands
*Contact email: Frank.denHartog@tno.nl

Abstract

By developing demonstrators and performing small-scale user trials, we found various opportunities and pitfalls for deploying personal networks (PNs) on a commercial basis. The demonstrators were created using as many as possible legacy devices and proven technologies. They deal with applications in the health sector, home services, tourism, and the transportation sector. This paper describes the various architectures and our experiences with the end users and the technology. We conclude that context awareness, service discovery, and content management are very important in PNs and that a personal network provider role is necessary to realize these functions under the assumptions we made. The PNPay Travel demonstrator suggests that PN service platforms provide an opportunity to develop true trans-sector services.