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Home connectivity. Skills : none IT concepts : local area network (LAN), LAN connectivity options, home-to-Internet connectivity options, wired and wireless links. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. Where does this topic fit?.
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Home connectivity Skills: none IT concepts: local area network (LAN), LAN connectivity options, home-to-Internet connectivity options, wired and wireless links This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
Where does this topic fit? • Internet concepts • Applications • Technology (communication) • Implications • Internet skills • Application development • Content creation
Internet connectivity • Home • Mobile and portable • Organization • Backbone
Connectivity within the home LAN How does the LAN connect to the Internet? The Internet LAN How are the computers connected inside the LAN?
Home local area network To and from the Internet
Wired (cat 5 cable) access point links To and from the Internet
Wireless (WiFi) access point links To and from the Internet
TV and music equipment will be networked To and from the Internet
Typical home Internet access point Plugs for the Internet connection, four wired PCs or other Ethernet devices, and a WiFi radio
Connectivity between the home and the Internet How does the LAN connect to the Internet? The Internet LAN How are the computers connected inside the LAN?
Computer components CPU Input devices Memory Output Devices Internet download Internet upload Storage devices
Connectivity speed in context CPU 8 GB/s Internet download 4 Mb/s Memory 1 Mb/s Internet upload 32 MB/s Storage device
A telephone company central office Look for your central office
Fiber to the neighborhood node or home AT&T video ready access device – fiber in, fiber or copper out.
Cable today DSL today Fiber is the future
We will eventually have fiber to our homes The question is who will own and control it?
Who owns your other utilities? Gas Water Sewer Electricity Telephone Television
Terrestrial wireless outside of Austin TX This antenna is used for a radio link to an ISP in town There are thousands of wireless ISPs in rural and poor areas Sprint hopes to be a nationwide player competing with wired solutions
Satellite is slow and expensive, but may be the only possibility This dish will probably serve a village or rural Internet kiosk.
What is the speed of the connection between your home and the Internet? Which technology is used in the connection between your home and the Internet? Do you have WiFi connectivity within your home? Do you have wired connectivity within your home? Is your TV set connected to your home LAN? Is your music system connected to your home LAN?
Home connectivity Skills: none IT concepts: local area network (LAN), LAN connectivity options, home-to-Internet connectivity options, wired and wireless links This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.