Robert O’Connor

State of Art Survey: Intra-domain and Inter-domain Management of Smart Space Environments

This paper surveys network management architectures and their applicability to Smart Space environments. It highlights lessons that can be learned from SNMP, X.700, TMN and CIM with respect to developing a multidomain Smart Space architecture based on the following criteria: architectural information components; communications protocols and formats; management services.

Keywords Ubiquitous computing; Pervasive computing; Smart Spaces; Network Management; Intra- Domain; Inter-Domain; TMN; SNMP; OSI X.700; CIM; Management of Smart Space Environments.