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

"Stephen [kiwin] PALM" <palm@broadcom.com> Thu, 09 September 2010 16:55 UTC

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Subject: Re: [homegate] A new proposed charter (and name) for HOMEGATE
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On 9/9/2010 9:28 AM, Mark Townsley wrote:

> I think the idea was simply to show diversity, not a popularity contest
> by any means. If you think we need MoCA, it's fine with me. Side
> questin: Are there any aspects of it that make it difficult to bridge to
> other media types (similar to the zigbee requirement that Ralph is
> pointing to)?

Fortunately there are no difficulties with MoCA.
MoCA-Ethernet bridges, for example, have been around for years.

> But, is there anything specific that homegate would need to do be sure
> IP operates through a bridge? Perhaps you are you thinking of QoS here?

Yes and other issues caused by differences in throughput, latency
and error-rate.  Flow control comes to mind.

regards, kiwin

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