Re: [homegate] A new proposed charter (and name) for HOMEGATE

I think this might be a topic for home routing requirements.  I know there are 802.15.4 gateway products that connect to bridged home networks today.  This design may be broken.  Either way, I think it's worth considering as part of the requirements work. 

Mark

On Sep 9, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Ralph Droms wrote:

> 802.15.4 is not bridgeable to other common home network technologies, so a router will be required to connect an 802.15.4 subnet into a home/premises/office network.
> 
> - Ralph
> 
> On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:41 PM 9/9/10, Mark Baugher wrote:
> 
>> Ralph, I don't see why 802.15.4 is a specific motivator for developing home routing. Would you explain that?
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> On Sep 9, 2010, at 7:12 AM, Ralph Droms wrote:
>> 
>>> I think it's important to mention 802.15.4 explicitly, as that technology is a specific motivator for the use of routing rather than bridging in the home/premises/office network...
>>> 
>>> - Ralph 
>>> 
>>> On Sep 9, 2010, at 3:42 PM 9/9/10, STARK, BARBARA H (ATTLABS) wrote:
>>> 
>>>>>> A home network can include a variety of data-link technologies, be
>>>> it
>>>>>> Ethernet, 802.11, 802.15.4 or power line communication.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please add "MoCA" (over coax) to the list.
>>>> 
>>>> <sigh> Unless you want to add everyone's favorite physical layer
>>>> technology, you may want to "genericize" all but the 2 most prevalent
>>>> (Ethernet and 802.11). For example: "... Ethernet, 802.11, over coax,
>>>> over power line, over phone line, or other wireless communication
>>>> technologies."
>>>> 
>>>> Barbara
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