Service Discovery Architecture and Protocol Design for Pervasive Computing - Advanced Design Approaches to Emerging Software Systems - page 84

Chapter 5
Service Discovery Architecture
and Protocol Design for
Pervasive Computing
Feng Zhu
University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA
Wei Zhu
Intergraph Co, USA
Matt W. Mutka
Michigan State University, USA
Lionel M. Ni
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
ABSTRACT
Service discovery is an essential task in pervasive computing environments. Simple and efficient service
discovery enables heterogeneous and pervasive computing devices and services to be easier to use. In
this chapter, we discuss the key issues and solutions for service discovery architecture and protocol
design for pervasive computing environments. Service design addresses the static and dynamic prop-
erties of services. Directory design focuses on scalability, topology, and infrastructure issues. Service
integration uses services as building blocks to achieve complex services. Cross-layer design optimizes
the performance of the protocols for ad hoc and sensor networks by integrating service discovery pro-
cesses into lower layers of the network protocols. Security and privacy design protects the information,
communication, devices, and services. We also point out the future research issues.