Residential LAN architecture

Author

Olshansky, Robert ; Ruth, Gregory ; Deng, Shuang

Author_Institution

GTE Labs. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

20-22 Jun 1995

Firstpage

55

Lastpage

60

Abstract

The home network of the future will be a full-fledged subnetwork on the Infobahn. Access services to the home will be provided over public or private networks, including both wireline or wireless. Homes may have many client devices which will connect to services over the WAN. Inter-device communication within the home will also be common. This article treats the design of an architecture for the residential LAN and its interface to external networks. The requirements for a residential LAN are developed. It is proposed that the TCP/IP protocol suite coupled with existing and evolving Ethernet technology are the technologies of choice to support all residential requirements, including the distribution of real-time audio and MPEG video. In addition, the functional requirements for the gateway are developed, including service multiplexing, protocol conversion, routing, interworking, security and filtering functions

Keywords

internetworking; local area networks; security of data; subscriber loops; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; Ethernet technology; LAN interface; TCP/IP protocol; WAN; access services; client devices; filtering functions; gateway; home network; interdevice communication; interworking; network architecture design; private networks; protocol conversion; public networks; real time MPEG video distribution; real time audio distribution; residential LAN architecture; routing; security; service multiplexing; subnetwork; Access protocols; Coaxial cables; Communication system security; Ethernet networks; Home automation; Information security; Local area networks; Road transportation; TV; Wide area networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Community Networking, 1995. Integrated Multimedia Services to the Home., Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Princeton, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2756-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CN.1995.509553

Filename

509553