Home Media Networks : Systems, Technologies, and Operation

This book describes the key types of home media networks which include HomePNA, HomePlug, DHS, HD-PLC, MOCA, 802.11, Wireless LAN, and FireComms. You will learn how these systems can co-exist and coordinate with each other. Learn how home networks have evolved from basic data services for Internet access to guaranteed quality of service (QoS) for streaming video (such as NetFlix) and Internet telephone services (such as Vonage). Discover the different types of access control systems used in home networks including random data access and reserved media control and how the different types of access control methods can share the same type of system. You will learn about the different types of home data transmission types including telephone line, power line, wireless, coaxial lines, wired data lines, and plastic optical fibers. The key technologies to provide for reliable high-speed data transmission are explained including adaptive modulation, echo control, synchronized transmission, interference avoidance, power level control and channel bonding. This edition of the book covers how digital living network alliance (DLNA) can allow users to connect, manage, and transfer content throughout the home, It also covers how digital rights management (DRM) can be enforced by digital transmission content protection (DTCP) and high bandwidth digital content protection (HDCP) systems.