Title :
Broadband to the home: a Bell Atlantic perspective
Author :
McManus, Jean ; Amin-Salehi, Bahman ; Lew, Eugene ; Sistanizadeh, Kamran
Author_Institution :
Bell Atlantic, USA
Abstract :
The residential gateway (RG) is a critical element in offering residential broadband services. An RG provides the interface between customer premise equipment (CPE) and the network provider´s residential access network. This paper examines the impact of two broadband services on RG functionality: high speed data service and video service. Sample protocol architectures capable of supporting these services are analyzed to assess the types of RG functionality required. Based on this work, it is concluded that RG functionality should be viewed as a strategic issue for companies offering broadband services
Keywords :
broadband networks; home automation; social aspects of automation; broadband services; customer premise equipment; high speed data service; protocol architectures; residential access network; residential broadband services; residential gateway; video service; Access protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; Frame relay; Local area networks; Multimedia systems; Network interfaces; Personal communication networks; Roentgenium; Telephony; Teleworking;
Conference_Titel :
Community Networking Proceedings, 1997 Fourth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4290-9
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1997.629952
