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June 1/2000 -- Welcome to my Mentoring section on Data Networking. These pages will grow in the coming months to become a valuable resource for connecting home computers and networks. I look forward to your comments.
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Data Networking
Press Releases Standards Wayne's Archives |
This Month ... Powerline Home Networks The home automation industry has used power lines to carry home control signals and small amounts of data for years, and HomeToys.com is filled with articles on X-10, CEBus, LonWorks, and similar technologies. The performance of these control networks is measured in Kbps, while the market demand for data networks is measured in Mbps – Ethernet speeds. With powerline networking, you’ll be able to put your desktop PCs anywhere you like instead of being forced to put them by a phone outlet. It will also be easier to buy and network other devices – printers, scanners, DSL and cable modems, TV set-top boxes, game consoles, screen phones and major appliances. These non-PC devices will likely use powerline networking since they all have a power plug and aren’t close to a phone outlet. Since they will tend to stay in one place, there’s no need for wireless networking at more cost. And there won’t be enough phone outlets for them all, but there are plenty of electric outlets. Read more in my current article entitled
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Home Networks - About Data Networking -- Of the four primary home networks (Telephone, Entertainment, Automation/Control and Data), Home Data Networking is generating the most interest. Consumer demand is so hot that it attracted the computer industry's largest companies including Compaq, IBM, Intel and Microsoft. This is a phenomenon driven by the growth in Internet access, broadband communications, home offices, multi-PC households, and new classes of digital products. It will play an important role in the emerging digital e-conomy where new business models for commerce, education, entertainment, health care, and government will increasingly rely on consumer devices connected to high-value services. |
Wayne is described as a home networking
visionary, frequent speaker, and author. 
His
vision includes consumers with easy access to services and service providers
with equal access to consumers, all without worrying about wiring or incumbent
competitors that control the infrastructure. Wayne
recently retired from IBM after 30 years in development, systems engineering,
marketing, strategy and market development. He was most recently the Marketing
Chairman of the HomeRF Working Group, an industry association of over 100
companies with focus on wireless networking. Wayne is available for Home Systems
consulting and can be reached at 512-335-6073 or wcaswell@K2Vision.com
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