Home Networking Technologies & Standards

Description

The Magic Boxes - Book Scope and Structure.

End-to-End Reference Architecture - Residential Services Identification. Services Requirements. Home Network Reference Architecture.

Wireless Home Access Network Alternatives - Introduction. Analog Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). XDSL. Hybrid Fiber Coaxial. FTTx.

Wireless Home Access Network Alternatives - MMDS. LMDS. Satellite.

Technologies that Reuse Existing Home Wiring- Powerline Communications. Phone Line Communications. Home Coaxial Cable Communications.

Wireless In-Home Technologies - Infrared Data Association (IrDA). Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT). Bluetooth. IEEE 802.11/IEEE 802.11b. HomeRF. HiperLAN.

Emerging Wireless Technologies - Evolution of IrDA. Evolution of Bluetooth. Evolution of IEEE 802.11. IEEE 802.11a. IEEE 802.15.3. HiperLAN/2. 5GHz Unified Protocol (5-UP).

Technologies with New Wiring Requirements - Switched Ethernet. Universal Serial Bus.

Firewire - IEEE 1394. IEEE 1394 Application. Comparison and Interoperability. IEEE 1394 Future.

Middleware Technologies - Home Electronic System (HES). Home Audio/Video Interoperability (HAVi). Universal Plug 'n' Play (UpnP). Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGI). Versatile Home Network (VHN). European Home System (EHS). KONNEX.

Residential Gateways - The RG Role. RG System Requirements. Potential Hardware Architecture. Potential Software Architecture. Business Model. Market Forecast.

Present and Future of Home Networking.

Glossary.