In-home wireless networking: an entertainment perspective

The availability of digital entertainment devices is increasing rapidly and the need to interconnect them is ever more important. This paper gives a description of the technical standards that are key to the definition and design of high-speed integrated digital networks and the approach that is being taken to extend the network into the wireless domain. These standards address both the method of interconnection and the means to ensure that there is full interoperability between digital entertainment appliances in a user-friendly manner.