Title :
The Brunel/Cable Corporation HomeWorker network trial
Author :
Clark, Matthew ; Findlay, Andrew ; Lukeman, Edel ; Canac, Jcan-Francois ; Vergez, Alexis
Author_Institution :
Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK
Abstract :
We describe HomeWorker network and the results from a pilot study that has been undertaken by Brunel University and The Cable Corporation to determine the performance of the system and its impact on working practice. The HomeWorker network is based on existing cable television infrastructure and provides a local area network over a metropolitan area. It is a CSMA/CD bus based network working at 500 kps, and we demonstrate that it is capable of providing a sustained data transfer rate of 300 kbps in practical applications. Hardware is compatible with existing IEEE802.3 networks in all respects except speed
Keywords :
IEEE standards; cable television; carrier sense multiple access; home working; local area networks; telecommunication computing; telecommunication standards; 300 kbit/s; 500 kbit/s; Brunel University; CSMA/CD bus based network; HomeWorker network trial; IEEE802.3 networks; The Cable Corporation; cable television infrastructure; data transfer rate; local area network; metropolitan area; system performance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical and Hybrid Access Networks, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
Ipswich
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19960329
