Home Automation EZine
EMagazine
Volume 6 Issue 4
Aug/Sept 2001

Features
Cover Page
Editorial
Special Cedia News
Wireless Tower of Babel
Wireless LANs
HomeRF Home Networks
Wi-Fi Takes on Home Networking
Music to our Ears
Telephony Unplugged
Quality of Service
Wireless Security
Interference Immunity
802.11 Specs
Residential Gateways
5 GHz WLAN Fragmentation
USB - Infrared Bridge
FPGAs Enable Wireless LANs
Sharewave Whitecap
NAT Traversal FAQ
 HomeVision in Rack
Test Those Wires
Owning the Customer
Brian's Story
Learning Center

New Products
Previews
Marrick Lynx-X10PLC
Proxim Symphony Wireless Network
Nike psa[play 
Digital Audio Player
Compaq iPAQ Connection Point
Orinoco USB Client
Smart Homes for Dummies

Interviews
Leigh Chinitz, Ph.D.
Proxim, Inc

Mentor
Wayne Caswell
Wireless Networking

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Features:
Wireless Tower of Babel - Wayne Caswell's views on the Wireless Networking scene.
Wireless LANs - The migration towards 802.11 wireless networking - Joshua Wise
HomeRF Home Networks - HomeRF is Changing the Way People Think about Home Networking - Ken Haase

Wi-Fi Takes on Home Networking
- The evolution  of 802.11 - Marc Cetto

Music to our Ears - Mike Maser discusses some of the great wireless entertainment devices due to hit the streets.
Telephony Unplugged - The Next Generation Home Phone Systems - Wayne Caswell
Quality of Service - Quality of Service in the Home Networking Model - Leigh Chinitz
Wireless Security - A Comparison of Security in HomeRF versus IEEE802.11b - Leigh Chinitz
Interference Immunity - Interference Immunity of 2.4 GHz Wireless LANs - Leigh Chinitz
802.11 Specs - Table show various 802.11 Standards and Specs.
Residential Gateways - Single Device Connects Multiple Broadband Access and Home Networking Technologies by Amit Dhir
5 GHz WLAN Fragmentation - Wireless migrates to 5GHz - Navin Sabharwal
USB - Infrared Bridge
- The Wireless Craze: Don’t Count Out Infrared - submitted by Sigmatel
FPGAs Enable Wireless LANs - Amit Dhir and Krishna Rangasayee discuss low-cost WLAN programmable logic solutions.
Sharewave Whitecap - ShareWave's Embedded Wireless Home Networking Technology, Whitecap™, Enables A New Range Of Exciting Wireless Consumer Devices
NAT Traversal FAQ - UPnP NAT Traversal FAQ
HomeVision in Rack - Keith Doxey's conversion of a HomeVision into a 19" rack mount case.
Test Those Wires - Residential Structured Cabling - Make sure it works - Carol Everett Oliver
Owning the Customer - Single-source, Broadband Networking into the Home - Mr. Moshe Shapira
Brian's Story - Brian Cuban's wireless networking experiences.

Editorial: 
Bob Hetherington's views ... whether you like it or not :-)

Reviews:
Marrick Lynx-X10PLC - New X-10 power line carrier computer interface from Marrick
Proxim Symphony Wireless Network - 1.6 Mbps HomeRF wireless data networking system.
Nike psa[play Digital Audio Player - This tiny little small cool MP3 player is just what the fitness doctor ordered.
Compaq iPAQ Connection Point - A residential gateway bridging the home or small office network to the Internet
Orinoco USB Client - Wireless Networking via USB port.
Smart Homes for Dummies - A great book to learn the basics.

Interviews:
Leigh Chinitz,  Ph.D. Proxim, Inc - HomeRF Technical Chairman

Mentor:
Wayne CaswellWireless Networking  

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Press Releases from around the industry. There's a lot going on out there to learn about.

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The latest and greatest ... some for sale now ... some just around the corner

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Learning Center - A guided tour to help you learn about Home Automation and Networking. 

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