ABOUT 1394

• 1394b is the evolutionary progression from 1394a
• Adds higher speeds
  • To support future data rate requirements
    100M > 400 > 800 > 1,600 > 3,200Mbps
• Adds longer distance
  • 4.5 > 100 meters
  • To create bigger networks
    • For example home networks

1394b Categories

• Cooper Wires
  • 1394a connectors
    • 6 and 4 positions
  • Beta and Bilingual
  • UTP
• Optical Fiber
  • POF
  • GOF

Why Home Networking?

• Enterprise networking is for productivity
  • Data files, printer sharing, email, etc.
  • IT Manager is a highly skilled technician who knows how to wrestle computers into submission
• Home networking is for fun
  • Distribute Audio and Video throughout the home
  • Share a single internet connection
  • Network multiple computers for gaming and collaboration
  • Share files, printers, scanners, (work stuff), etc.
  • Control and monitor electronics throughout the home
  • Control all equipment from one, or many, control devices anywhere in the home
  • IT Manager is mom or dad (or more likely, a teenager)