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Scope and purpose of the present document

The use of Wireless Home Area Networks (WHANs) will expand with the advent of Smart Home services to enable energy management, home automation etc. In many scenarios it is appropriate to use a smart home gateway (HG) to connect the devices and various systems in the house (e.g. lighting, thermostats; heating systems and others).

The present document provides guidance on WHAN technologies to companies or fora that are designing or specifying home automation or service systems.

The wireless In-home communication technology normally supports several functions:

• Bidirectional communication

• Pairing of devices with coordinators

• Application layer interoperability The present document focuses on the first two functions only.