The first of what may become a series of presentations covering the home networking space. This presentation covers WHY you may want a home network, and what considerations need to be top of mind during planning.

1. Home Networking The ‘Why’ (but not so much the ‘How’) December 2008

2. overview overview why? trends devices where next? conclusion issues installation

3. […] "Home Networking" […] assuming basic technical knowledge, what would YOU want to hear/know?

6. overview

7. why

8. trends

9. devices

10. issues

11. installation

12. next steps

13. why? overview why? trends devices where next? conclusion issues installation

14. sharing

15. trends overview why? trends devices where next? conclusion issues installation

16. most homes

17. ...with high-speed access..

18. ...and recent devices...

19. ...and more than one computer Source : Parks Associates 2008

20. ...or ‘other’ device Source: MMI Research 2008 IDC 2008: ACCESS Analysis

21. and it’s growing. Source: MMI Research 2008 IDC 2008: ACCESS Analysis

22. devices overview why? trends devices where next? conclusion issues installation

23. audio

24. video

25. gaming

26. appliances

27. issues overview why? trends devices where next? conclusion issues installation

28. requirements

29. cost

30. installation

31. bandwidth

32. available technologies

33. wireless (802.11 x )

34. HPNA

35. MoCA

36. ethernet over power

37. 1394 / firewire

38. ethernet

39. uwb / zigbee

40. bluetooth

41. Technology Transport Medium Max. Speed (Theoretical) Mbit/s Speed (Typical) Mbit/s Range (Indoor) m Notes 802.11a Wireless 5GHz 54 23 35 Low adoption / superceeded by .11n / High unit cost / interference / security / low ease of setup 802.11b Wireless 2.4GHz 11 4.3 38 Legacy / discontinued protocol / poor security options / interference / low ease of setup 802.11g Wireless 2.4GHz 54 19 38 Most common / better security options / interference / low ease of setup 802.11n Wireless 2.4/5GHz 600 74 70 Growing adoption / still unratified / better security options / handles interference / better ease of setup HPNA 3.1 Telephone or CoAxial Cable 128 - 320 ? 300m Lack of install standards (2 vs 3 wire, poor fixing / termination) / Max. 64 Devices MoCA CoAxial Cable 175 ? Expensive to install & Terminate / Cable may already exist in homes / 16 device limit HomePlug Home Power-lines 14 - 200 ? Interferance issues / lack of backward compatibility as new chipsets resolve past issues. 1394 Firewire / Firewire via CAT5 cable 400 - 800 (3200) ? 4 - 100 Connect up to 63 devices / FW400, 800 (S1600/S3200) Ethernet Cat 5/6 1000 ? Installation disruptive / physical connection (better security) / reliable bandwidth UWB / Zigbee Wireless 2.4GHz / 915 MHz / 868MHz 0.25 ? 10m More PAN or close proximity conectivity than backbone Bluetooth Wireless 2.4/5GHz 1 - 3 0.7 - 2.1 10m More PAN or close proximity connectivity than backbone / Security Concerns / Proposed changes may bring 53-480 Mbit/s

42. future technologies

43. installation overview why? trends devices where next? conclusion issues installation

44. disruption

45. ‘ no new wires’

46. full installation

47. remember

48. aesthetics

49. are

50. important

51. so is foresight

52. placement & topology

53. backbone

54. termination hubs

55. example network

58. conclusion overview why? trends devices where next? conclusion issues installation

59. why

60. trends

61. devices

62. issues

63. installation

64. where next? overview why? trends devices where next? conclusion issues installation

65. complexity shift

66. security

67. simple backups

68. there’s more

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