A proposal of a sensor-handling mechanism using a P2P agent platform for ubiquitous environment

To realize context-aware services which change their contents dynamically according to users situations in the ubiquitous environment, making use of real-world information obtained from sensors widely spread is important issue. However dynamic discovery and utilization of sensors that arc established by voluntary users or organizations have not been considered enough. In this paper we propose a novel P2P-based sensor handling mechanism based on P2P agent platform 'PIAX'. Our mechanism enables grass-root sensor cooperation and utilization. Moreover we describe an appliance device called 'PIAX nano', which enables sensor providers to set up easily and join to the PIAX network instantly.