UPnP home networking-based IEEE1394 digital home appliances control

A lot of wired and wireless home networking technologies have been proposed in the literature. However, an effective middleware is needed to adopt all kinds of multiple home networking technologies at home. All the home appliances can be integrated and controlled using the architecture that leverages TCP/IP and Web technologies, which is like Universal Plug and Play (UPNP) home networking technology. In this paper, UPnP technology and IEEE1394 technology are introduced, and UPnP over 1394 is proposed. The results from the implementation show that it is possible to control IEEE 1394 device through the IP-based UPnP technology instead of just using a direct AV/C command set. For simulation, a model of UPnP-enabled 1394 device is developed, as the UPnP-enabled 1394 devices are not available in the market. The simulation results show that a promising UPnP home networking technology can be applicable to a home gateway in the future.