Method and apparatus for providing a home area network middleware interface

摘要

A method and apparatus for implementing a protocol-neutral middleware interface in a home area network. The method comprises receiving one or more data packets from a client device using a first communication protocol, and decoding the data packets into a set of platform independent data objects. The data packets are decoded into the platform independent data objects by utilizing a metadata mapping located within one or more field classes. The apparatus comprises a frame engine, and one or more field classes. The frame engine receives a data packet in a first communication protocol. The frame engine decodes the data packet into a set of platform independent data objects. The frame engine uses a metadata map contained within the one or more field classes to decode the data packet into the set of platform independent data objects.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer instructions, that when executed by at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a method for implementing a network interface in a computer network comprising:
receiving one or more data packets encoded in a first communication protocol; decoding the data packets into a set of data objects wherein the data packets are decoded in accordance with a machine-readable set of protocol frame definitions containing one or more sub-fields for parsing of the data packets; and encoding the data objects into a second communication protocol wherein the data objects are encoded in accordance with the machine-readable set of protocol frame definitions.