Offering Web-of-Things Connectivity to Building Networks

Gérôme Bovet (1, 2) , Jean Hennebert (2, 3)

1 LTCI - Laboratoire Traitement et Communication de l'Information
2 iTIC - Institut des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication
3 UNIFR - Université de Fribourg = University of Fribourg

Building management systems (BMS) are nowadays present in new and renovated buildings, relying on dedicated networks. The presence of various building networks leads to problems of heterogeneity, especially for developing BMS. In this paper, we propose to leverage on the Web-of-Things (WoT) framework, using well-known standard technologies of the Web like HTTP and RESTful APIs for standardizing the access to devices seen from an application point of view. We present the implementation of two gateways using the WoT approach for exposing KNX and EnOcean device capabilities as Web services, allowing a fast integration in existing and new management systems.

Mots clés: Building networks; Web-of-Things; EnOcean; KNX; Gateways

Domaines: Informatique ubiquitaire

Gérôme Bovet, Jean Hennebert. Offering Web-of-Things Connectivity to Building Networks. The 4th International Workshop on the Web of Things, Sep 2013, Zurich, Switzerland. ⟨hal-00872191⟩