TY - GEN
T1 - Convergence of residential gateway technology
T2 - 2004 1st IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2004; Consumer Networking: Closing the Digital Divide - Proceedings
AU - Den Hartog, F. T.H.
AU - Balm, M.
AU - De long, C. M.
AU - Kwaaitaal, J. J.B.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - A new, OSI (Open Systems Interconnection)-based model is described that can be used for the classification of residential gateways. It is applied to analyze current gateway solutions and to draw evolutionary paths for the mid-long term. From this it is concluded that especially set-top boxes and broadband modems, in contrast to game consoles and PCs, have a strong potential to evolve towards gateways that deliver network services to the home on all OSI layers, though they will probably not converge. In the context of our model, we have not found any compelling reasons for the residential gateway industry to support concurrent multiple broadband access network connections on a single RG in the near future.
AB - A new, OSI (Open Systems Interconnection)-based model is described that can be used for the classification of residential gateways. It is applied to analyze current gateway solutions and to draw evolutionary paths for the mid-long term. From this it is concluded that especially set-top boxes and broadband modems, in contrast to game consoles and PCs, have a strong potential to evolve towards gateways that deliver network services to the home on all OSI layers, though they will probably not converge. In the context of our model, we have not found any compelling reasons for the residential gateway industry to support concurrent multiple broadband access network connections on a single RG in the near future.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:3042666077
SN - 0780381459
T3 - IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC
SP - 1
EP - 6
BT - 2004 1st IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2004; Consumer Networking
Y2 - 5 January 2004 through 8 January 2004
ER -