3rd Annual International ICST Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services

Research Article

A Multi-Protocol Approach to Service Discovery and Access in Pervasive Environments

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/MOBIQ.2006.340448,
        author={Pierre-Guillaume Raverdy and Val\^{e}rie Issarny and Rafik Chibout and Agn\'{e}s  de La Chapelle},
        title={A Multi-Protocol Approach to Service Discovery and Access in Pervasive Environments},
        proceedings={3rd Annual International ICST Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={MOBIQUITOUS},
        year={2007},
        month={4},
        keywords={},
        doi={10.1109/MOBIQ.2006.340448}
    }
    
  • Pierre-Guillaume Raverdy
    Valérie Issarny
    Rafik Chibout
    Agnès de La Chapelle
    Year: 2007
    A Multi-Protocol Approach to Service Discovery and Access in Pervasive Environments
    MOBIQUITOUS
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/MOBIQ.2006.340448
Pierre-Guillaume Raverdy1, Valérie Issarny1, Rafik Chibout1, Agnès de La Chapelle1
  • 1: INRIA-Rocquencourt

Abstract

Pervasive computing environments bring new challenges for client/service interactions due to the heterogeneity of both the interconnected networks and the middleware platforms used. In order for clients to truly benefit from all the networked services embedded into the environment, an innovative solution is required that overcomes both the lack of interoperability of the existing discovery and access protocols, and the limited interconnectivity between the different networks available at a location. This paper introduces the MUSDAC middleware platform that interoperates with existing middleware protocols, and manages the dissemination of service information in dynamic multi-network environments. A generic service is thus provided that enables clients to discover and interact with services in the entire environment. A prototype implementation of our platform is further presented, enabling us to demonstrate the flexibility of our approach