RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER HOME NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES
Many home networking technologies have been announced recently. These technologies are primarily data link and physical layer technologies or high-layer APIs. Table 16.1 shows the layers that each technology utilizes.
| Layers | X-10 | CEBus | HomePNA | HomeRF | Ethernet | HAVi | UPnP | VESA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | CAL | HAVi | UPnP | XML, HTML/ HTTP (CAL)[1] AV/C)[1] (X-10)[1] | ||||
| Transport | SWAP | IEEE 1394 (TAM) | TCP, UDP, IEC81883 | |||||
| Network | CEBus | SWAP | IEEE 1394 (FCP) | IP | IP | |||
| Data Link | X-10 | CEBus | 802.3 | SWAP | 802.2 802.3 | IEEE 1394b | ||
| Physical | X-10 | CEBus | Broadcom | SWAP | 802.3 | IEEE 1394b | ||
| Media | PL | PL, IR, RF, UTP, Coax | UTP | RF | UTP 5 Coax Fiber | Phone Powerline Fiber UTP 5 | UTP 5 Fiber |
[1] Application language examples (Source: VESA)
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