A new middleware architecture for ubiquitous computing environment

Abstract

Ubiquitous computing environment involves a variety of devices of different capabilities. Here middleware takes a crucial role for efficiently coordinating the components and providing proper services. In this paper we propose a new middleware architecture called HOMEROS, which allows high flexibility by adopting a hybrid-network model and dynamically configurable reflective ORB. It consists of three layers, and the effectiveness of it is demonstrated by showing a ubiquitous printing service scenario.