Applied Computing Group, University of Almería, 04120 La Cañada de San Urbano, Spain.
Sensors (Basel). 2018 Jul 4;18(7):2156. doi: 10.3390/s18072156.
Integration of different cyber-physical systems involves a development process that takes into account some solutions for intercommunicating and interoperating heterogeneous devices. Each device can be managed as a thing within the Internet-of-Things concept by using web technologies. In addition, a “thing” can be managed as an encapsulated component by applying component-based software engineering principles. Based on this context, we propose a solution for integrating heterogeneous systems using a specific component-based technology. Specifically, we focus on enabling the connection of different types of subsystems present in smart home solutions. This technology enables interoperability by applying a homogeneous component representation that provides communication features through web sockets, and by implementing gateways in proprietary network connections. Furthermore, our solution eases the extension of these systems by means of abstract representations of the architectures and devices that form part of them. The approach is validated through an example scenario with different subsystems of a smart home solution.
不同的网络物理系统的集成涉及到一个开发过程，该过程需要考虑一些用于异构设备之间进行通信和互操作的解决方案。每个设备都可以通过使用网络技术被管理为物联网概念中的一个“事物”。此外，通过应用基于组件的软件工程原则，“事物”可以被管理为一个封装的组件。基于此背景，我们提出了一种使用特定的基于组件的技术来集成异构系统的解决方案。具体来说，我们专注于实现智能家居解决方案中不同类型子系统的连接。该技术通过应用提供通过 WebSocket 进行通信功能的同质组件表示以及通过在专用网络连接中实现网关，实现了互操作性。此外，我们的解决方案通过对构成系统的架构和设备的抽象表示，简化了这些系统的扩展。该方法通过智能家居解决方案的不同子系统的示例场景进行了验证。
