Covers all the latest home networking technologies
Phoneline, powerline, and wireless networks
Shared broadband Internet technologies
Residential gateways
Middleware and APIs: HAVi(r), Jini, UPnP, and more
For consumers, investors, executives, marketing/PR professionals, and developers
Your complete guide to the home networking revolution!
Home networking is a market that's about to explode—and whether you're a consumer, investor, executive, marketing/PR professional, or developer, you need to understand it. Only one book covers all you need to know: The Essential Guide to Home Networking Technologies. This book starts where other home networking guides leave off, with thorough, expert coverage of every issue and technology driving home networking. Coverage includes:
Home networking benefits: convenience, time savings, entertainment, security, and more
How home networks work—and how they're different from business networks
Who's competing in this market—in the U.S. and worldwide
Phoneline networks, including Home Phoneline Networking Alliance systems
Powerline networks: X10, CEBus, Enikia, and Inari
Wireless networks: RF and infrared
Home control and automation systems, including LonWorks(r)
Connecting to phone and cable providers: cable modems, digital set-top boxes, personal video recorders, game consoles, home servers, and more
Connecting to the Internet: DSL, HFC, wireless cable, satellite, B-ISDN, and powerline wide area networks
Home networking middleware and APIs: HAVi, Jini, UPnP, HomeAPI, OSGi, and HomePnP
As millions of households buy additional computers, electronics giants introduce networkable home entertainment devices, and Internet connections show up throughout the house, home networks bring it all together—delivering compelling new consumer benefits along the way. Whether you're building a network at home—or a home network business strategy—this is your complete guide to the home networking revolution.
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