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Essential Guide to Home Networking Technologies, The
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Essential Guide to Home Networking Technologies, The

by GERARD O'DRISCOLL
August 2000
Intermediate to advanced
384 pages
9h 6m
English
Pearson
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ABOUT HOMEPNA

The HomePNA is a group of more than 130 companies seeking to develop specifications for interoperable, home-networked devices using existing phone wiring. The group was founded in June, 1998 by 11 companies (3Com, AMD, AT&T Wireless, Compaq, Conexant, Epigram, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Lucent Technologies, and Tut Systems). Toward the end of 1998 the group created a de facto industry standard when it published an easy-to-use, cost-effective, and proven 1 Mbps home phone-line networking technology as its 1.0 specification. The technology allows computers, peripherals, and other information appliances to connect with each other and the Internet without interrupting standard telephone service. Utilizing existing telephone wiring, ...

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