%0 Journal Article %T Empowering Ubiquitous Services in Next-generation Smart Homes %A Ge Xiaohu %A Zhu Guangxi %J Information Technology Journal %D 2006 %I Asian Network for Scientific Information %X This study proposes an architecture which integrates ad-hoc network and OSGi framework to support the ubiquitous services in next-generation smart home. The new architecture includes three-level network entities, each of which has its own capability and infrastructure. In order to realize information communication in the new architecture, a new model of protocols stack has been designed. As a result, a solution of ubiquitous services in smart home has been described in this study. %K UBiquitous network %K ad-hoc network %K OSGi %K smart home %U http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/ansinet/itj/2006/64-69.pdf