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Home Area Networks and IPTV

by Jean-Gabriel Rémy, Charlotte Letamendia

May 2011

Intermediate to advanced

288 pages

5h 18m

English

Wiley

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Chapter 1: Services Offered by Home Area Networks
1.1. Why home networking?1.2. Service convergence1.2.1. Triple play1.2.2. Quadruple play1.2.3. Services linked to the person1.2.4. Home services, energy saving, intelligent housing1.3. IP or non-IP home area networks1.3.1. Comparison with automobiles: the requirement of standards for home networks1.4. Bibliography1.5. Appendix: the uses of very high bit rates1.5.1. Progressive deployment1.5.2. Client ubiquity
Chapter 2: Receiving Television via Internet: IPTV
2.1. Introduction2.2. Digital TV formats (DVB and MPEG standards)2.2.1. MPEG2.2.2. DVB2.2.2.1. Composition of the elements transmitted by a DVB stream 2.2.2.2. Signaling tables2.2.2.2.1. NIT (Network Information Table)2.2.2.2.2. SDT: Service Description Table2.2.2.2.3. EIT: Event Information Table2.2.2.2.4. BAT: Bouquet Association Table2.2.2.2.5. PAT: Program Association Table2.2.2.2.6. PMT: Program Map Table2.2.2.2.7. Access control: service encryption2.2.2.2.8. Access control: service decryption2.2.2.2.9. CAT: Conditional Access Table2.3. Digital TV transmission through IP 2.3.1. History and market2.3.1. History and market2.3.1.1. History2.3.1.2. The market2.3.2. The evolution of consumer trends2.3.2.1. Linear television2.3.2.2. Deferred television2.3.2.3. Television on demand2.3.2.4. Web TV2.3.2.5. Broadcasting methods2.4. IPTV: elements of the network2.4.1. General points2.4.2. Data transmission in an IPTV network2.4.3. Quality of service2.4.3.1. Jitter and latency2.4.3.2. Bursts2.4.3.3. Ethernet packet losses2.4.3.4. FEC (Forward Error Correction) protocol2.4.4. IP channel-switching2.4.5. IPTV in a local loop2.5. Set-top box (STB) hardware and software design2.5.1. IPTV middleware2.5.2. Content protection2.5.3. Interactivity2.6. Bibliography2.7. Appendix: notes on digital television2.7.1. Video2.7.2. Screens, size and resolution2.7.3. Production
Chapter 3: Household Internet Connections
3.1. Network cables3.1.1. Introduction3.1.2. Communication media3.1.2.1. Mechanical characteristics3.1.2.2. Electrical characteristics3.1.2.3. Types of cable3.1.2.4. Standardized cables3.1.2.5. Transported frequencies3.1.3. The DOCSIS/EURODOCSIS standard3.1.3.1. Introduction3.1.3.2. Evolution of the DOCSIS standard Three DOCSIS standards have been defined.3.1.4. Modems and DOCSIS/EURODOCSIS CMTS3.1.5. RF DOCSIS/EURODOCSIS signals3.1.5.1. Frequency plans3.1.5.2. Channel modulation3.1.5.3. Signal quality3.1.5.4. Quality of service is dependent on three elements3.1.6. Sizing optical nodes for DOCSIS services3.1.7. Digital Television3.1.7.1. Modulation of TV services3.1.8. Analog television3.1.9. The last mile: from local loop VHF to fiber3.1.9.1. History of VHF networks3.1.9.2. HFC networks (1998–2006)3.1.9.3. FTTLA networks and fiber3.1.10. Transport and distribution of signals from headend to local loops3.1.10.1. Headends I and II in centralized architecture3.1.10.2. The backbone (IP)3.1.10.3. The MPLS backbone3.2. Internet access by means of outdoor PLC3.2.1. Structure of an electrical supply network3.2.2. Use of the electric pair by PLC3.2.3. Frequencies used by PLC3.2.4. PLC standards3.2.5. Administration of an outdoor PLC3.3. Fiber optics to the home (FTTH)3.3.1. Introduction3.3.2. Fiber optic technologies3.3.2.1. Single-mode fiber3.3.2.2. Multimode step index fiber (200/380)3.3.2.3. Graded index multimode fiber3.3.3. Fiber optic cables3.3.4. Lasers, LEDs and optical receivers3.3.5. Fiber optic subscriber connections: FTTx3.3.5.1. GPON architectures3.3.5.1.1. Standards3.3.5.1.2. Devices3.3.5.1.3. The protocols3.3.5.2. E-PON architectures3.3.5.2.1. Principle and standards3.3.5.2.2. Comparison of E-PON protocols with G-PON3.3.5.3. Convergence3.3.6. Fiber to the Home (FTTH)3.4. xDSL networks3.4.1. Introduction3.4.2.General points3.4.3. ADSL technology3.4.4. Data organization: ADSL frame and superframe3.4.5. Elements of ADSL access3.4.5.1. The customer filter (splitter)3.4.5.1.1. The master filter3.4.5.1.2. Distributed filter3.4.5.2. Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM)3.4.5.2.1. The Broadband Access Server (BAS)3.4.5.2.2. Remote Authentication Dial in User Service (RADIUS)3.4.6. Protocol architecture for ADSL3.4.6.1. CBR (Constant Bit Rate)3.4.6.2. VBR 3 (Variable Bit Rate)3.4.6.3. AAL (ATM Adaptation Layer)3.4.6.4. Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)3.4.6.5. Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)3.4.6.6. PPPoA (Point-to-Point Protocol over AAL5)3.4.7. Gigabit Ethernet transmission3.4.8. Unbundling3.4.9. Services over an ADSL network3.4.9.1. ADSL service platforms: network middleware3.4.9.2. Towards a distributed network3.5. High bit rate radio: satellite, WiMAX and LTE3.5.1. Introduction3.5.2. Worldwide Inter-operability for Microwave Access (WiMAX)3.5.2.1. Brief description of WiMAX3.5.2.1.1. MAC layer/datalink3.5.2.1.2. Physical layer3.5.3. LTE (-SAE)3.5.4. Internet by satellite3.6. Bibliography
Chapter 4: Home Area Network Technologies
4.1. Copper pair cables4.2. The home network in coaxial cable4.2.1. Communication mediums4.2.2. Transported signals: DOCSIS/EURODOCSIS4.2.3. Terminal section4.2.4. FTTLA beyond 20124.3. Home networks using indoor power line communications4.3.1. Standards and norms4.3.2. Possibility of two different networks4.3.3. Safeguarding the local network4.3.4. Analysis and administration4.4. LTE femtocells4.4.1. Introduction4.4.2. The LTE standard and femtocells4.5. Plastic optical fibers4.5.1. POF transmission4.5.2. IEEE 1394 standard4.5.3. Recognition of other mediums and external connections4.6. WiFi home area networks4.6.1. Introduction4.6.2. General points4.6.3. Connection to the Internet using radio waves4.6.4. Wi-Fi protocol layers4.6.4.1. The datalink layer4.6.4.2. CRC (checksum control)4.6.4.3. Fragmentation and reassembly4.6.4.4. 802.11 frame format4.6.5. Successive Wi-Fi standards4.6.6. Transmission technologies4.6.6.1. Spectrum spreading techniques4.6.7. Wi-Fi network deployment4.6.7.1. “Infrastructure” mode4.6.7.2. Ad hoc mode4.6.7.3. Rules of deployment4.6.7.4. Antennas4.6.8. Privacy4.6.8.1. WEP key4.6.8.2. WPA4.6.8.3. Security in pre-shared key mode4.6.8.4. EAP mechanisms offered by WPA-Enterprise and WPA2-Enterprise4.6.9. 802.11n: the future of Wi-Fi4.6.9.1. Health risks of Wi-Fi4.6.9.2. Security risks4.7. Home gateway4.8. Bibliography
Chapter 5: Software Structure used in Home Area Networks
5.1. Characteristics of Home Area Networks5.1.1. Heterogeneity5.1.2. Dynamicity5.1.3. Absence of an administrator5.2. The digital leisure network: UPNP/DLNA5.2.1. The UPNP/DLNA organization and certification5.2.2. Devices, service and action models5.2.3. Classes of devices: home, mobile, internetwork5.2.3.1. Category 1: Home Network Device (HND)5.2.3.2. Category 2: Mobile Handheld Device (MHD)5.2.3.3. Category 3: Home Infrastructure Device (HID)5.2.4. Formats: images, audio, video5.2.5. Network and transport of media5.2.5.1. HTTP5.2.5.2. IP addressing5.2.6. Conclusion5.3. Home systems networks5.3.1. The needs of home systems networks5.3.2. MAC and physical layers on an RF network: IEEE 802.15.45.3.2.1. The physical layer5.3.2.2. The media access layer (MAC)5.3.2.3. Non-beacon network5.3.2.4. Beacon-sending network5.3.2.5. Description of the CAP and CFP5.3.2.6. Use of the CFP and GTS5.3.3. Networking and datalinking over an RF network: example of ZigBee5.3.4. Networking and datalinking over an electric cabled network5.3.4.1. Review of PLC standards5.3.4.2. Example of the Watteco™ (Watt Pulse Communication, or WPC) solution
Chapter 6: Software Structures in Use for Home Area Networks
6.1. Service gateways6.1.1. The role of a service gateway6.1.2. Service administration: OSGi bundles6.1.2.1. Service administration: example of OSGi management6.1.3. Collection and redistribution of information: contexts and methods6.2. Security in home systems and multimedia networks6.2.1. Service access methods6.2.2. Virtual networks (VPN)6.3. Bibliography
Chapter 7: Service Platforms
7.1. Service platform for a managed network7.1.1. Services7.1.2. Servers7.2. Internet kiosk on an unmanaged network7.2.1. General points7.2.2. Security7.2.3. Private life7.2.4. Development languages of applications7.3. Sharing resources

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Overview

The field of Home Area Networks (HAN), a dedicated residential subset of LAN technologies for home-based use, is fast becoming the next frontier for the communications industry.

This book describes the various technologies involved in the implementation of a HAN: high-speed Internet connections, indoor implementations, services, software, and management packages. It also reviews multimedia applications (which are increasingly the most important and complex aspects of most HANs) with a detailed description of IPTV technology. It highlights the main technologies used for HANs: information transmission by means of copper pairs, coaxial cables, fiber optics, and Wi-Fi radio systems, as well as the software systems necessary for the processing and management of these data communications. These technologies - examples of which include the well-known 802.11 family of standards, and less widespread applications such as the HomePlug powerline standard - are highly relevant to multimedia, remote healthcare, remote working, energy, and device management in the home.

The book is written for engineers working in the field, or who are interested in high-speed communication technologies and their actual or potential use in the home or in the small - medium size enterprise (SME) commercial environment.

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