ZigBee and the UPnP expansion for home network electrical appliance control on the Internet

Electrical appliances of home network via the Internet can be controlled Using ZigBee System and the UPnP expansion like ones in the same home network without modification of existing the UPnP. In this paper, we propose Internet Gateway that consists of ZigBee and the UPnP IGD(Internet Gateway Device) DCP(Device Control Protocol) and the UPnP Bridge for control electrical appliance of Internet home network with a low data rate and low power consumption. ZigBee technology is a low data rate, low power consumption, low cost, wireless networking protocol targeted towards automation and remote control applications. The UPnP IGD DCP is configurable initiation and sharing of Internet connections, advanced connection-management, management of host configuration, and supports transparent Internet access by non-UPnP-certified devices. The UPnP Bridge searches for local home network devices by sending control messages. Control Point of the UPnP Bridge searches for devices of interest on the Internet and can deliver the control devices on other home networks to device within its home network. With our approach, devices can control home electrical appliances and ZigBee System via internet through IGD DCP on other home network with control commands of the UPnP.