Links for Home RF and related resources
Home RF
HomeRF Working Group
- Formed to provide the foundation for a broad range of interoperable
consumer devices by establishing an open industry specification for wireless
digital communication between PCs and consumer electronic devices anywhere
in and around the home.
- Currently includes about 90 leading companies from the personal computer,
consumer electronics, peripherals, communications, software, and
semiconductor industries.
- Developed the Shared Wireless Application Protocol (SWAP) specification
for wireless networking.
- Web Site: http://www.homerf.org
- HomeRF In The News
- Press Releases White Papers, and Presentations about HomeRF, the
HomeRF Working Group, and it's member companies: http://www.homerf.org/press/
- HomeRF Technical Overview Presentation: http://www.homerf.org/data/tech/techpres.pdf
Motorola
Cayman Systems Joins Home RF Working Group: http://www.cayman.com/presskit/homerf.html
LAN Times
EE Times
Intel Pressroom
- Intel and Proxim To Further Wireless Home Networking: http://www.mmx.com/pressroom/archive/releases/Cn042899.htm
- Announced a technology agreement and equity investment between Intel
and Proxim, both of which are developing wireless products based on the
Shared WIreless Application Specification.
The Radio Frequency and Microwaves Research Group At Cal-Tech: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~mmic/group.html
Wireless Communications Alliance (WCA)
Forbes
Northern Light Special Collection Article Abstracts
- The Washington Times
- Business Wire
Bluetooth and HomeRF Interoperability and Comparisons
Bluetooth
- Official Bluetooth Web Site: http://www.bluetooth.com
- Web Site of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group
- A technology similar to, and both complementary of, and a competitor
to, HomeRF.
Motorola
ZDNet Online Magazine
- Wireless Standards Comparison: http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/reviews/0,6755,2475113,00.html
- Comparison of three wireless networking standards
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers' (IEEE) 802.11b
standard, which is primarily for business, office, or campus usage.
- Motorola's Bluetooth standard, which is primarily for a personal
area network.
- HomeRF standard, which is primarily for home and yard usage.
- Microsoft Joins Bluetooth SIG: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/1999/47/ns-11857.html
- Announcement of Microsoft, as well as 3Comm, Lucent and Motorola
joining the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, a promotions group of the
Bluetooth standard for personal area wireless networking.
- Intel is also a Bluetooth SIG member
- Microsoft, Motorola, and Intel are also members of the HomeRF Working
Group.
EBiz CHronicle
Northern Light Special Collection Article Abstracts
Chicago Tribune
General and Miscellaneous Wireless Networking Resources
Home Networking - An Emerging Market of Telecommunicatuion: http://oden.csom.umn.edu/idsc6452/Papers/HHuang/HHuang%20Final.htm
- Term paper on the emergence and renewed interest in home networking and
home automation
- Includes information on history, market factors, technologies.
- Also includes links to resources, and comparison charts and illustrations.
Northern Light Special Collection Article Abstracts
- VAR Business
- The Wireless Future -- Corporate backing is key for wireless to
realize its potential: http://library.northernlight.com/PB20000612010003622.html?cb=0&sc=0#doc
- Summary of article that can be purchased for download.
- Study on usage of Internet users using cell phones for wireless
data applications.
- Most current and future usage based on employer's paying for it.
- MarkIntel
Voice and Data Magazine
Puget Sound Computer User
Wireless Nets
Tim Higgins' Page on Phone-Line and Wireless LANs: http://www.timhiggins.com/networking/wireless.htm
- Information on home networking alternatives and products.
- Links to other resources.
Network Computing
John Faughnan's Wireless Home Local Area Network Page: http://www.nmsr.labmed.umn.edu/~john/wirelesshome.html
- Personal experiences from building a "mixed-mode wireless/fixed
multi-platform home LAN with net connection," including "discussions
of pen-oriented client machines."
- Technology and hardware orientation of subject discussion.
- Links on related topics and equipment.
Network World
Wired News
- Jacking Into Home Networking: http://www.wirednews.com/news/technology/0,1282,36078,00.html
- Announcement by Coactive Systems of a new home-networking box that
transforms electrical outlets and phone jacks into networking ports.
- Presented as an easy wired alternative to retrofit unwired homes
without investing in any of the competing wireless technologies.
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