Multimedia Home Networking: IEEE 1394 and the Competition

Published by: In-Stat

Published: Dec. 21, 2001 - 34 Pages

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
  


• Methodology
  
  


• Introduction
  
  


• Multimedia Home Network Options - Wires, Standards and Protocols
  
  
  
  
  
  • IEEE 1394
    
    
    
    
    • 1394a
      
      
    
    
    • 1394b: A Whole Home Networking Technology?
      
      
    
    
    • 1394 over Category 5/Ethernet
      
      
    
    
    • 1394 over 802.11 - A Room to Room Bridge?
      
      
    
    
    • 1394 over Coax Cable
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Fast Ethernet
    
    
  
  
  • 802.15.3 - Wireless Personal Area Networks
    
    
  
  
  • USB 2.0
    
    
  
  
  • Other
    
    
  
  
  
  


• The 1394 Multimedia Home Network
  
  
  
  
  • 1394 Networks - Where is the Center?
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Consumer Electronics Products & Forecast
  
  
  
  
  • Digital Televisions
    
    
  
  
  • DBS & Cable Set Top Boxes
    
    
    
    
    • Cable Set Top Boxes
      
      
    
    
    • DBS Set Top Boxes
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • PVRs/ Digital VCRs
    
    
  
  
  • DVD Recorders
    
    
  
  
  • Video Game Consoles
    
    
  
  
  • Audio
    
    
  
  
  • Other 1394-enabled Devices
    
    
    
    
    • Digital Camcorders
      
      
    
    
    • Digital Still Cameras
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Other Networked Devices
    
    
    
    
    • Digital Audio Receivers
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Organizations & Standards
  
  
  
  
  • HAVi
    
    
  
  
  • Universal Plug and Play
    
    
  
  
  • 1394 Trade Association
    
    
  
  
  • Consumer Electronics Association
    
    
  
  
  • Other
  
  
  
  

List of Tables

• Table 1. Forecast for 1394-enabled Consumer Electronic Devices
  Connected to Multimedia Home Networks (000s)
  
  
• Table 2. 1394-enabled DTV and DTT Transcoders on Multimedia
  Home Networks (000s)
  
  


• Table 3. 1394-enabled DBS & Cable Set Top Boxes on Multimedia
  Home Networks (000s)
  
  


• Table 4. 1394-enabled DVCRs & Stand-alone PVRs on Multimedia
  Home Networks (000s)
  
  


• Table 5. 1394-enabled DVD Recorders on Multimedia Home Networks
  (000s)
  
  


• Table 6. 1394-enabled Video Game Consoles on Multimedia Home
  Networks (000s)
  
  


• Table 7. 1394-enabled Consumer Audio Electronics on Multimedia
  Home Networks (000s)
  
  


• Table 8. Digital Audio Receivers on Multimedia Home Networks
  (000s)
  
  


• Table 9. Forecast of % of 1394-enabled Consumer Electronic Devices
  Attached to Home Networks (000s)

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Home Networking Clusters
  
  


• Figure 2. Multimedia Home Network
  
  


• Figure 3. Diagram of a Multimedia Home Network

Abstract

The typical home network today is data-based and PC-centered, and emphasizes sharing printers and Internet access within a house. While functional, it is of limited interest to the typical consumer. Audio and video seem to be the most likely candidates to draw the average consumer into home networking. A recent survey conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association found that 61 percent of respondents liked the idea of being able to watch cable or satellite TV on any television in the home. And 59 percent of consumers surveyed favored listening to music in any part of the house.

However, moving audio and video streams is much more difficult than moving data. This report looks into various standards and protocols that will influence the development of multimedia home networking. IEEE 1394 is the most viable standard for making multimedia home networking a reality, providing high bandwidth and isochronous, or real-time, data transfer in a peer to peer network. IEEE 1394 ports are being installed on large numbers of advanced consumer electronics, from digital televisions to advanced set-top boxes. This report also covers other technologies expected to play a role in the development of multimedia home networking, including 802.11 and Ethernet. The report includes a forecast through 2005 of the number of devices attached to multimedia home networks.

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