A multiple interfaces and multiple services residential gateway scheme

Abstract

Residential gateways that interconnect home networks, pubic networks, and smart household devices play a critical role in intelligent home systems. However, the existing gateways could hardly be adapted to emerging multiple access methods and the multiple services' requirements for future home intelligent environments. This paper introduces the work in progress in constructing a stable and efficient Broadband Multiple Modes Residential Gateway (BMMRG) which supports multiple access interfaces, multiple services, IPv6, security, QoS and remotely web management. It is mainly based on an IXP425 network processor and a Linux kernel. We first present the hardware and software architectures of BMMRG, and then we introduce their in-detailed implementations. In the meantime, an intelligent home system is proposed based on BMMRG and household appliances equipped with wireless and ZigBee adapters. Finally, the effectiveness and feasibility of BMMRG is verified through testing. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.