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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (4109)	6/9/1999 5:43:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hello Mike, I wouldn't go so far as to say that DSL would be optimum for in-home use, even if DSL mfgr's are also doing home network packaging. While I don't endorse all of the ideas in the following drawing, it should at least serve to demonstrate the diversity of technologies we should expect to see in the residence, and in other lodging locations like hotels and elsewhere. Wireless, coax and infra red will all play major roles in the home, in addition to twisted pair, depending on the required point solution. And much of the t.p will use native 10/100 Mb/s Fast Ethernet or beyond, when costs are lowered for GE. internettelephony.com Once you are done with this drawing, you may want to click at the bottom of the page and go back to the main article for additional opinions and backgrounders. HTH. Frank Coluccio

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (4109)	6/9/1999 6:19:00 PM
From: Bernard Levy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi Mike: Actually, home networking is much closer to Ethernet over copper than to DSL. I have not kept up on the choice of line code or modulation scheme for home networking, but the basic idea is that home networks are set up to share resources such as printers, storage devices, etc... exactly as a LAN would. The main difference between home networking over copper and 10-baseT or 100-baseT in an enterprise environment is that LAN networks use CAT5 cables, while homes use lower grade copper wires. Best regards, Bernard Levy