Home Networking Technologies and Standards (Artech House Telecommunications Library) - Hardcover

Theodore B. Zahariadis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580536484 ISBN 13: 9781580536486

Publisher: Artech House Publishers, 2003

Synopsis

Covering the vast majority of current and emerging home networking technologies, standards and trends, this practical resource offers you a comprehensive understanding of this developing area. The book presents an end-to-end reference architecture, where the main residential services are identified and their network requirements are fully analyzed. You find detailed coverage of both wireless and wireline technologies, including IEEE 802.11, Firewire, USB, HiperLAN and Bluetooth. You learn how the technologies work, how they have evolved, what their capabilities are and what markets they target. The book also discusses fixed-wireless and satellite access network alternatives. applications, operational concept, architecture and protocol stack of higher layer technologies that aim to provide convergence between multiple in-home and access networks. The book introduces the concept of the residential gateway (RG) as a single point of network convergence, and explores important considerations for future digital-smart networked homes.

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About the Author

Theodore B. Zahariadis is a Technical Director at Ellemedia (an affiliate of Bell Laboratories). He received his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece and his Dipl.-Ing. degree in computer engineering from the University of Patras, Greece.

Edition details

• Publisher: Artech House Publishers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1580536484
• ISBN 13: 9781580536486
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 200