Interlinking Standards Empower Home Networks for New Tasks

摘要

How many people nowadays read the morning paper on a laptop while sitting in the kitchen, or watch TV news on that laptop, even though the video quality is imperfect? Everyone who follows technology knows the wireless convenience they've come to expect at work and in the local coffee shop is now available at home and in the home office. Wireless local area network (WLAN) technology does more than eliminate that spaghetti mess of dusty cables behind desks and entertainment centers. It also lets people re-think how they interact with computers and home electronic devices.