DSEM — Domotics Structural Evaluation Model: Towards a Standardized Framework for Architectural Assessment of Home Automation Systems

The home automation market has grown rapidly over the past decade, driven by the convergence of IoT, cloud computing, and mobile applications. However, the evaluation of domotics solutions is still primarily based on commercial or superficial functional criteria — brand recognition, price, user interface aesthetics — without systematically considering the underlying architecture, technological dependency, or structural sustainability of the ecosystem. This paper introduces the **Domotics Structural Evaluation Model (DSEM)** , an open methodological framework designed to assess home automation solutions from an architectural and structural perspective. The model proposes **eight analytical dimensions**, each with observable and scoreable criteria on an ordinal scale (1-5), enabling objective comparisons between heterogeneous proposals. DSEM is neither software nor a commercial ranking: it is a **conceptual framework** aimed at professionalizing technical evaluation processes and reducing information asymmetry in the sector.