My home is where my phone is

After our pockets , Nokia is now entering our homes making them SMARTER like their phones.

We see there is growth potential in the smart home market " Teppo Paavola, Vice President, Head of Corporate Business Development - Nokia


Nokia Home Control Center is a solution based on an open Linux based platform enabling the home owner to build a technology-neutral smart home that can be controlled with a mobile phone, using a unified user interface. Nokia Home Control Center supports the most common smart home technologies, including Z-Wave as well as enabling the incorporation for proprietary technologies. Thus, it allows third parties to develop their own solutions and services on top of the platform, expanding the system to support new services and smart home technologies.


The platform is open allowing third parties to integrate their own smart home solutions and services; its core consumer value is the plug and play experience across all solution areas with high security levels built in. All solutions based on the platform can be used through a smart phone or PC locally or remotely. Consumers can monitor and control their electricity usage, switch devices on and off, and monitor different objects, such as temperature, camera, and motion. In future, entire systems within the home can be connected to the Nokia platform, including security, heating, and ventilation systems.

The Nokia Home Control Center acts as a dictionary that translates different technological languages so that they can be presented in a unified user interface. Furthermore, the platform enables grouping different physical devices, even from different manufacturers, to be presented for the user in an easy-to-understand way.



The whole Nokia solution consists of four main components:



1. The heart of the solution is the Nokia Home Control Center which is built on top of standard gateway architecture.

2. Two most important control nodes are the mobile phone and web browser.

3. The back-end server architecture ensures a seamless and secure link between a mobile device and the home gateway and also makes possible updating and upgrading software easily.

4. The partner devices. In addition to the components that Nokia is providing, the value for the end customer comes from the integration of different third party devices and systems under the control of one user interface.

It will be possible for example to monitor and control electricity usage, to swich devices on and off, and monitor different objects, such as temperature, camera, and motion. On one hand, Nokia Home Control Center can be used as WLAN gateway. On the other hand, the platform covers everything from a basic security solution to a more sophisticated heating control system. Users are free to build a solution that fits to their needs and expand it when ever they want.

The Unique Selling Points For Nokia Smart Home

Ubiquitous connectivity between the mobile device and home network
Local connectivity from Nokia Home Control Center to mobile phone or PC using 11n WLAN
Remote access directly using internet connection (VPN for mobile, browser for PC)
NAT and firewall pass-thru using relay servers

Common interface for all home appliances and systems
Programming framework with open APIs
Technology agnosticity enabling abstraction layers
Integrated Z-wave, security, or vendor-specific radio
More connectivity technologies can be added using USB

Fully featured and extendable gateway

11n WLAN with 2 antennas
Integrated antennas for WLAN, GSM/GPRS, Z-Wave
4 USB 2.0 host connectors for extensions
· 533 Mhz CPU, 256 MB RAM, 6 GB internal storage
· SD card reader with SDHC support for affordable storage extension
· 1 Gbps Ethernet connectors for 4 LAN and 1 WAN ports

Benefits for the End Users
Home control functionality
· Home control logic for simple automatic responses to events such as motion sensor triggering, luminance levels,moisture or temperature limits
· Grouping of devices for easy control according to e.g. location, function, type
· Profile support for easy setups for common situations, such as home, away, day, night
· Linking of different systems, such as security systems,lighting, heating, and internet resources

Linux server functionalities
· Standard OpenWRT Linux distribution with 2.6 series kernel
· Possibility to use Linux from command line to build fully featured Linux server enabling e.g.

o Web server
o File sharing
o Media server
o Email server
· Ability to use the mobile VPN of remote access also for Linux applications
· Possibility to benefit from vast selection of open source applications available for the Linux platform Accessories
· SD cards to extend the internal storage capacity
· Kits and sensors from our partners to enable new functions

Benefits for smart home business partners

Value for Money
· Development fast and effective using SDK and programming framework designed to support various control nodes, such as mobile phones, PCs, and tablets
· Ability to switch underlying connectivity technologies in
solutions and re-use application level code – no technology
path dependency for home connectivity
· Software repository for easy updates and upgrades as well
as sales channel for new features & applications
Secure
· Zero-configuration security between mobile phone and

Nokia Home Control Center

· Automatic VPN when using Internet
Benefits for the Channel
Customization
· Possibility for dual branding for high-volume customers
· Possibility to protect partner or channel IPR using TPM
Possibility for a range of roles
· Nokia can offer full product support, including back-end,
customer care, and distribution as services
· Channel has the possibility to choose among the Nokia –
provided services
· Nokia and partners offer ready packaged bundles for simple
distribution as well as full range of individual components
for specialized retailers and internet stores
Technical Data
DIMENSIONS
· Weight: ~500 g
· Length: 350 mm
· Width: 150 mm
· Thickness: 35 mm
KEY FEATURES
Hardware characteristics
· Router box
· Wlan 11n with 2 antennas, support 300 Mbps transfer rate
· Customizable with fabric covers
· 256 MB DDR2 memory
· 6 GB internal storage and SD card reader for extension
· Integrated Zwave or security radio module
· Optional integrated GPRS module
Connectivity
· 4* USB 2.0 host full-speed
· 4* 1 Gpbs Ethernet for LAN
· 1 Gbps Ethernet for WAN
· 300 Mbps WLAN 11n
· Z-wave or security radio for peripheral network
· Optional GSM/GRPS module
UI features
· Native client for Series 60 Platform 3.1 Edition
· Plug-and-play installation of application
· Zero configuration of WLAN
· Zero configuration of remote access VPN tunnel
· Graphical easy-to-use interface for controlling home
appliances
· Browser interface for browser-enabled devices
· SSL protection
· End-to-end tunnel from browser to HCC
· Username and password –based authentication
· Graphical easy-to-use interface for controlling home
appliances
· Remote access relay for NAT traversal and firewall
pass-thru

looking forward for a smarter home

Farhan