The Future of the

Home Network

By:

David Paehlke

Home Networking&

Learning Technologies

• The future of the Home Network is going in the same direction as far as the technology that is being used in a training or educational setting.

• Because of this Home Network Technology; we are able use, plan, and create educational material for our audiences at home at our convenience.

When You Think About Your Home Network, What is Probably

the First Piece of Networking You Think of?

Internet Access

The 4 Types of Internet Access

We Have Are:

Dial-Up, DSL, Cable, & Wireless

How About Our Electrical Plug-Ins

Here is a website everyone should check out:http://www.homeplug.org/home

Some Facts About this Connection:• Electrical Outlet Adapters That Connect to Your

Home Network Structure• High-Speed Capabilities• Travels Through the Power Lines• Used for Gaming, Internet, Streaming Audio, and

Internet Telephones

Here is an Example of a Home Network Using our

Electrical System

How About Our Backup and Server Capabilities for Our

Instructional MaterialMicrosoft and Hp have stepped forward:• Microsoft has developed a home storage

software that takes away the complexities of RAID (redundant array of independent disks).

• Hp has implemented this software into its Home Storage Server.

• Informational Site: http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/networking/networking/in-depth/index.cfm?articleid=37

Wireless is Still the Goal of the Future?

• Wireless is the future, but we still will have to integrate it with some form of cabling backbone or infrastructure; like Ethernet, cable, or the power line technologies.

http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/networking/networking/in-depth/index.cfm?articleid=37

Here is an Example of a Wireless and Ethernet Network

What other Appliance in our Homes Would You Like to see have Wireless Capabilities?

OUR TVs!

Ready for a Quiz?

What is the new cable technology that is going to give us access to broadband speeds and is already part of our homes?

A. Ethernet

B. Cable

C. Electrical

D. Wireless

LET’S TRY AGAIN

EXCELLENT!!

Eventually we will be able to Connect Devices and Appliances

to a Network that we Never Thought of.

When You Think of the Home Network of the Future, what would You like Networked?

HOW ABOUT

• Computers

• TVs

• Our Phones

• Security Systems

• Kitchen Appliances

• Gaming Devices

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

REFERENCES

http://www.homeplug.org/home/

Haskin, David, (January 26, 2007).

Enterprise Networking Comes Home.

http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/networking/networking/in-depth/index.cfm?articleid=37