Internet-integrated Building Control: Leaving the Lab – Robust, Scalable and Secure

Based on an analysis of the heterogeneous systems for interconnecting distributed infrastructural devices, such as low-bandwidth sensor/actuator-networks and the research prototype experience, the paper describes a productionlevel implementation of an integrating architecture for accessing various infranets via intranets and the Internet as well as telecommunication networks. Its modularity allows the rapid deployment of new application scenarios.

Keywords: Web-based computing, Ubiquitous Computing, Office Control, Java-based network programming, Infranet, Intranet, Applications of Distributed Systems, Network Reliability, Network Security