University Project Proposal: Smart Home Network Connectivity

This project proposal outlines the design and implementation of a smart home system utilizing Bluetooth, WiFi, and 4G network connections. The introduction emphasizes the growing reliance on mobile internet connectivity for business owners and the potential of wireless technologies in smart home environments. The aim is to design a smart home system leveraging these network connections, with objectives including the development of a system with 4G internet speed, security integration, and the identification of software and hardware requirements. A preliminary literature review explores the Internet of Things (IoT) and the evolution of smart home systems, highlighting the increasing number of connected devices and the benefits of wireless technologies. The proposal details the required resources, including personnel and their roles, and provides a comprehensive timeline for project phases such as initiation, planning, development, and closure. The conclusion reinforces the feasibility of the smart home system and emphasizes the cost-effectiveness and flexibility of the proposed design.

Running head: PROJECT PROPOSAL
Project Proposal: Network connection (Bluetooth WiFi 4G) of Smart Home System
Name of the student:
Name of the university:

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Introduction
Many of the business owners are depend on the mobile based internet connectivity to
stay connected with the office for getting work done while they are even on road. According
to that end, the business owners use wireless network enabled laptops, Smartphones and even
tabs with 3G, 4G or WiFi connectivity for internet access in a smart home system.
The aims and objectives of the proposal are illustrated in this proposal. In addition to
that, a preliminary literature review is also done to develop the project. The timeline and the
required resources for the proposal are demonstrated in this proposal. All time a laptop may
not get WiFi signal but a mobile can. Thus, WiFi should be used for the smart home system.
Most of the notebooks and even Smartphones have Bluetooth adopters that may establish a
wireless bridge among the devices. Using Smartphone as a modem the internet provider the
smart home system can be securely implemented.
1.1 Aim and Objectives of project
1.1.1 Aim
To design a smart home system using Network connection Bluetooth wifi 4G speed
internet service.
1.1.2 Objectives
 To develop a smart home system with Bluetooth 4G internet speed
 To incorporate security with the system
 To determine the software and hardware requirements for the project

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2. Preliminary literature survey
The Internet of Things (IOT) is demonstrated as a process that can connect different
devices and appliances together in terms of smart phone, internet, TV sensor etc. From the
past few years the smart home development has become a significant advanced system that
has added dimensions of communication technologies. The number of connected devices
with the internet service will become 2.1 billion in the coming 2021 as expected [6]. In the
year of 2016, around 82% of machine to machine connections were done over the mobile
networks like 3G, 4G etc. It is expected that the ratio will become 94% because the machine
to machine connectivity cost are quite less than the others. The users can get the connectivity
regardless of their location. It is also expected that this connection will be able to create a
dynamic IOT network, which is mainly used in the smart home systems [9]. IOT application
can bring revolution in many application sectors such as automation, transportation, energy,
technology etc.
In order to develop wide space for advancements and development and also for new
concept evolution the application of Internet of Things (IOT) is very essential [8]. In case of
smart home system all the appliances are found to be connected with the internet and the
operators operate these appliances with a remote control based smart phones and tablets. Not
only the internet connection but also the basic home environment can also control and
monitor the system. These will lead to energy consumption and thus the overall estimation
for cost also gets reduced a lot with this application. In order to access and control the system
with the help of micro web server is much beneficial from the users end and from the
business perspectives [5]. The Wifi (4G network connection) provides communication
protocol to the smart home owner also.

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The web based service is am interoperable level of application that can also be
directly connected to many other application domain such as electronic health care service,
vehicular area network, distribution etc [3]. The 4G wifi network connection based smart
home system provides higher level of security, quality and energy efficiency to the users.
There are different wireless technologies available in the market which is applied in the smart
home systems. The Bluetooth based home automation system is one of the most appropriate
smart home systems which are supported by the android based operating systems. In this
case all the devices are connected to the Bluetooth (4G supported) that is widely accessed and
controlled with the smart phone devices [8]. It gives a limited operating range thus, these
kinds of systems done nit have any high mobility. There are two main disadvantages
associated to the 4G supported wifi enabled smart home system [11]. If personal computers
are utilized for the successful completion of the operations then it will consume huge rate of
energy. Hosting and development of the web pages will also add on many costs to it. If
proper graphical user interface is not applied then serious issue may rise in the operational
scenario of the smart home system [1]. This wifi based smart home system architecture is
referred to as three layered architecture and the three layers are home environment home
gateway, remote environment etc.
It is the responsibility of the system developer of the smart home system to consider
all necessary components and factors before the designing. The remote ambiance presents
authorized users who are allowed to access the system from their smart phone app those are
using the 4G net connection [2]. On the other hand the home environment is comprises of
two scenario such as home gateway and hardware module of interface. The aim of the
systems is to serve data translation services between the internet webs. In addition to this, the
leading components of the home gateway include Arduino Ethernet that is based on mocro
web [10]. Basically the Bluetooth (4G internet) supported smart home system is consists of

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two main components such as remote environment and home environment. Both of these
environments are connected through an internet service [6]. In order to keep the security of
the system the three different components used for this system include internet firewall,
router and Ethernet service. The web service offered by the system has to be easy directed,
interoperable and open in nature [4]. Moreover it can be said that with the help of proper
configuration the users will be able to less the energy consumption, cost ad time as well.
3. Required resources
Resource
Name Type Materia
l Label
Initial
s
Grou
p
Max.
Units Std. Rate Ovt.
Rate
Cost/
Use
Accrue
At
Base
Calendar
Project
manager Work P 100% $25.00/hr $0.00/hr $0.00 Prorated Standard
finance
manager Work f 100% $15.00/hr $0.00/hr $0.00 Prorated Standard
system
develope
r
Wor
k s 100
%
$20.00/
hr
$0.00/
hr $0.00 Prorate
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Standar
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system
tester Work s 100% $18.00/hr $0.00/hr $0.00 Prorated Standard
4. Time plan
WBS Task Name Duration Start Finish Predecessors Resource
Names
0
Timeline
development for the
Bluetooth based
smart home system
72 days Wed
5/16/18
Thu
8/23/18
1 Project initiation
phase 22 days Wed
5/16/18
Thu
6/14/18
1.1 Understanding the
project requirement 3 days Wed
5/16/18 Fri 5/18/18 Project
manager
1.2 Feasibility study 6 days Mon
5/21/18
Mon
5/28/18 2 finance
manager

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1.3 Budget
preparation 3 days Tue
5/29/18
Thu
5/31/18 3 finance
manager
1.4 System
specification 5 days Tue
5/29/18
Mon
6/4/18 3 system
developer
1.5
Identifying
hardware
requirements
6 days Fri 6/1/18 Fri 6/8/18 4 system
developer
1.6 Identifying
software requirements 4 days Mon
6/11/18
Thu
6/14/18 5,6 system
developer
2 Planning phase 21 days Fri
6/15/18
Fri
7/13/18
2.1 Risk management 6 days Fri 6/15/18 Fri 6/22/18 7 Project
manager
2.2 Network
connection designing 3 days Mon
6/25/18
Wed
6/27/18 9 Project
manager
2.3 Three layered
architecture design 5 days Thu
6/28/18
Wed
7/4/18 10 system
developer
2.4
Incorporation
Application
programming
interface
4 days Thu 7/5/18 Tue
7/10/18 11 system
developer
2.5
Incorporating
dynamic host
configuration
protocol
3 days Wed
7/11/18 Fri 7/13/18 12 system
developer
3 Development
phase 25 days Mon
7/16/18
Fri
8/17/18
3.1
Internet
connection
specification
3 days Mon
7/16/18
Wed
7/18/18 13
Project
manager ,syste
m developer
3.2 Prototype
designing 2 days Thu
7/19/18 Fri 7/20/18 15 system
developer
3.3 Prototype testing 3 days Mon
7/23/18
Wed
7/25/18 16 system tester
3.4 Unit testing 8 days Thu
7/26/18
Mon
8/6/18 17 system tester
3.5 Integrated testing 9 days Tue 8/7/18 Fri 8/17/18 18 system tester
4 Project closure
phase 4 days Mon
8/20/18
Thu
8/23/18
4.1 Security
specification 2 days Mon
8/20/18
Tue
8/21/18 19 Project
manager
4.2 Post system
maintenance plan 2 days Wed
8/22/18
Thu
8/23/18 21 Project
manager

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Conclusion
From the overall discussion it can be concluded that, with the establishment of a
network connection using Bluetooth WiFi 4G a smart home system can be implemented. This
is referred to as a low cost as well as flexible home control, monitoring system with the usage
of the embedded mocro-web server with an internet protocol connectivity to access and
control device. This application is available for the devices and appliances those are using the
smart phone based android applications. No such dedicated server PC is needed for the
proposed system. A communication protocol can also be used for monitoring and controlling
the home ambiance using the switching functionalities. In order to demonstrate the feasibility
and effectiveness of the smart home system different home appliances such as light switches,
temperature sensors, power plugs and current sensors have been integrated along with the
proposed smart home system. The aim, objectives and resources required for the successful
implementation of the project are also elaborated in this proposal. Not only this, but also in
order to design the Bluetooth supporting smart home system a timeline should be followed
accordingly the details of that timeline or schedule is also illustrated in this proposal.

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