SUMMARY

The OSGi specification provides a common foundation for ISPs, network operators, and equipment manufacturers to deliver a wide range of e-services via gateway servers running in the home or remote office. The OSGi specifications are designed to complement emerging standards in local device connectivity and in WAN access. OSGi is compatible with physical local transports such as Bluetooth, the HAVi standard, HomePNA, HomeRF, and USB. The device access architecture of OSGi is compatible with several different logical device access technologies, such as Jini and UPnP. From a technical perspective, OSGi is best described as a collection of APIs that define standards for service gateways. Where possible, the OSGi is leveraging existing Java ...

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