Home Server Goal:

Provide synergy between existing audio/video equipment, PCs and the coming wave of smart connected devices

Home Server functions Video/Audio recording

Time shifting Favorite programs

Data storage (managed!) movies (cinema or home videos) MP3 files documents Digital pictures

Intelligent Agent

Home Server functions Access from everywhere

In the home on PC, surfboard, display Over the internet

Always on FAX, e-mail, telephony functions Display shows status in living room

Organizer home Syncing PDA's, phones Calendar

Home Server Requirements Fits with existing audio/video installations

N channels Audio/Video Signal in + out Controls existing legacy installations through IR

Solve (or reduce) cabling problem Front access to connectors

Interfaces with digital still and video cameras IEEE 1394B Flash cards

Home Server requirements Connects to legacy interfaces:

USB, PCMCA, irDA, IR, IDE Interfaces to PC via 10/100 Mb Ethernet Remote controller that can merge all existing

remote controllers Lots of storage space (and management of it) Silent (must reside in the living room)

Home Server, hardwareFront view, closed

IR receiver for normalremote controller

irDA receiver forPCs, PDAs and camerasSmartCard/Flash

card for digital cameras

Removable display, touch sensitive, fullcolor allows video. (Alarms,volume, pictures etc)

IR transmitter (points upwards)to control existing equipment Video

Music

Home

Calendar

Agenda

Display

Lid. Is open at the bottomto allow cable access fromfront (e.g. a video camera)

Home Server, hardware front viewFront view, lid open

PCMCIA (Bluetooth,Hyperlan, 802.11)

FireWire (IEEE 1394B)

USB

Ethernet 10/100 Mbauto polarity detection

Analog audio/video in/out

Cable gutters going to back

Cover, can slide forwardall the way to allow easyaccess to cable gutters

Firewire sticks. Extend functionalityover Firewire bus like extra audio/videochannels, cable/satellite receiver, modems,networks, … (standard does not exist yet)

Display will offer helpwhile connecting devices in locallanguage. Gets info from theinternet so it can adapt to new devices coming in the marketEthernet connector.

This connector needs a UTP-5 cable to your computer with a maximumlength of 50 meters. There is currentlyno connection.

Back

Home Server, hardware top viewTop view, open

Cable

Gutter

IDE Drive bay 3+4

IDE Drive bay 1+2Logic board

Power supply

Connection area (open)ample space

front

Home Server, software architecture

Hardware

Basic Linux kernel

Java VM with OSGi

Bundle Bundle Bundle Bundle Bundle

All servicesare written as OSGibundles withoptional Native code toaccess system resources

Very thin Linux kernelwith only core device drivers.Device drivers will be deliveredas bundles

Home Server system software Fully OSGi compliant

Leverage OSGi efforts Might utilize native code for performance Also system software delivered as bundles

Network services DHCPD, DNS, firewalling Web server with DAV Microsoft file sharing NFS

Home Server system software Audio/Video Management

IEEE 1394B channel management Display management Discovery services

UPnP, Jini, Bluetooth Bridging

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