Human Body Communication Technologies Progressing Smart Life

Communication Technologies for Smart Objects

Today the world is overwhelmed by a load of different wireless communication technologies. The concept of interconnecting the things around us into a network raises the question about which communication technologies to use for a specific domain. This paper gives an overview over common wireless communication technologies and how to use them to connect smart objects in different application dom...

Communication Security Technologies in Smart Organizations

In this chapter, we discuss the security technologies that are important in guaranteeing the good quality of communication within smart organizations. We first briefly review the various forms of communication that can be used in the current information age, before outlining the possible threats that can be faced in each communication medium. We then describe the relevant security technologies ...

Evolution of Communication Technologies for Smart Grid applications

The idea of Smart Grid has started to evolve more rapidly with the enhancement in Communication Technologies. Two way communication is a key aspect in realizing Smart Grids and is easily possible with the help of modern day advancements in both wired and wireless communication technologies. This paper discusses some of the major communication technologies which include IEEE specified ZigBee, Wi...

Smart Grid Technologies: Communications Technologies and Standards

For a hundred years, there has been no change in the basic structure of the electrical power grid. Experiences have shown that the hierarchical, centrally-controlled grid of the twentieth century is ill-suited to the needs of the twenty-first. To address the challenges of the existing power grid, the new concept of smart grid has emerged. The smart grid can be considered as a modern electric po...

Meetings in Smart Environments Implications of Progressing Technology