1. Home Network - Faster, Easier, and Cheaper than Ever Student:Lanlan Ma (Id: 87655) Instructor:Dr. Anvari Course:COSC513- Computer Networks

2. The Need Some 17 million families in the U.S. have multiple PCs Share printers and files Share a single Internet connection and surf at the same time Practice network technologies at home

3. The Difficulties Previously Installing a wired network can be a pain PCs are in different room – drill holes in the walls Network was slow

4. The Technology Connect using cables – Traditional ethernet cards, not discussed here Connect using phone lines – Operating at a higher frequency than phone and without interfering with phone calls Connect using wireless networks – Most convenience and freedom but more expensive

5. The past - about a year ago Cost: $50 per PC for traditional wired- network kits Speed: 1 – 2 Mbps (slow) Installation: Difficult Vendors: A handful

6. The Present Cost: Wireless: - up to $180 for each PC’s adapter Phone line – $70 - $80 for each PC’s adapter Speed: 10 - 11 Mbps Installation: Easier because network kits are available Vendors: More than before

7. The Future Cost: Should drop down Speed: 100 Mbps Competition: Getting higher Wireless: Will become more popular Reference: 1. http://www.pcworld.com/current_issue/article/0,1212,16445,00.htmlhttp://www.pcworld.com/current_issue/article/0,1212,16445,00.html 2. http://www.pcworld.com/top400/article/0,1361,15392,00.htmlhttp://www.pcworld.com/top400/article/0,1361,15392,00.html 3. http://www.pcworld.com/top400/article/0,1361,13420,00.html