Synopses & Reviews
This book explores the technological challenges and applications of providing fast, "always on" internet connections to the home. Current delivery mechanisms of broadband into and around the home are explored in depth, as well as the current and emerging applications of the technology. The authors discuss what drives people to adopt the technology, how it is being used, the massive potential for the technology, and the home of the future. This fascinating book provides balanced coverage of the issues surrounding this next phase of the Internet that promises to transform the our homes and the way we live.
Synopsis
This book explores some of the technological challenges in the application of digital communications technology in the home, including provision of fast, 'always on' internet connections. It looks at the ways consumers will use broadband access and what the key applications will be for provider and consumer. More broadly it aims to describe how communication to and within the home is evolving, and how people's lives are changing as they take advantage of the new technology and its applications.
The expert contributors consider delivery mechanisms for broadband, connecting the home to external networks as well as connecting devices and applications within the home. They discuss how people use and relate to the technology, and how it should be developed to meet their evolving needs. Current applications are described and how new applications are being developed to take advantage of new digital technology. Finally two visionaries give their insights into aspects of the future for the home environment and how much it will be a digital home.
This fascinating book provides balanced coverage of the issues surrounding this next phase of the development of communications and the Internet, which may transform our homes and the way we live. It will be of major interest to engineers and other professionals working in communications, IT, new technology and entertainment, as well as those active in research within a number of fields of technology.
Synopsis
This fascinating book explores the technological challenges and applications of providing fast, "always-on" internet connections to the home. Current delivery mechanisms of broadband into and around the home are explored in depth, as well as the current and emerging applications of the technology. The authors discuss what drives people to adopt the technology, how it is being used, the massive potential for the technology, and the home of the future.
Table of Contents
Preface Part 1 Delivery to the home 1: Broadband access technologies - Enrico et al 2: Satellite a new opportunity for broadband access - Fidler et al Part 2 Networking the home 3: Introducing Home Area Networks J G Turnbull 4: Broadband in the home K E Nolde 5: Residential Gateways P M Bull et al 6: Home area network technologies C E Adams 7: Standards for broadband customer premises equipment R I Galbraith Part 3 - Living in the digital house 8: Domesticating Broadband what consumers really do with flat rate, always on fast internet access - Anderson et al 9: Is the future really always on? From always on networks to always on sessions M R Gardner et al 10: Digital Living - People centred innovation and strategy B Anderson et al 11: Digital Homes for richer for poorer, what are they for? - P A Rout Part 4 Applications 12: Clients ,servers and broadband making a big difference Russ and Fisher 13: Bandwidth-on-demand networks a solution to peer to peer file sharing Clark and Tsiaparas 14: Computer vision for a 3-D visualisation and telepresence collaborative working environment Xu et al 15: The Prometheus project the challenge of disembodied and dislocated performances Thorne and Chatting Part 5 The future digital home 16: Personal virtual humans inhabiting the Talkzone and beyond Ballin et al 17: Hype and reality in the future home Patel and Pearson.