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Residential Wireless LANs: The Wi-Fi Triple Play

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: October 2004
Product Code: R97-1788
Description
Residential Wi-Fi networks have trifurcated into three separate,but interoperable,networks: the data-centric Wi-Fi computing network,the multimedia-centric Wi-Fi entertainment network and the voice-over-IP-centric Wi-Fi communications network. This report forecasts client devices for all three network types,as well as the infrastructure to support these clients. It includes vendor market shares for Wi-Fi aggregators (access points,routers and gateways) and Wi-Fi adapters. Forecasts are segmented by Wi-Fi standard (a,b,g or combo).
Table of Contents

Table
of Contents



  • Executive Summary




    • The Wi-Fi Triple
      Play


    • Residential
      Wi-Fi Aggregators


    • Residential
      Wi-Fi Adapters


    • Residential
      Wi-Fi Clients




  • Methodology




    • Information
      Sources


    • Market Shares
      and Forecasts



      • Residential
        Wi-Fi Aggregator Forecasts


      • Residential
        Wi-Fi Adapter Forecasts


      • Residential
        Wi-Fi Client Forecasts




    • Related In-Stat/MDR
      Reports




  • Introduction




    • Residential
      Wi-Fi Paradigm Shifts


    • The Wi-Fi Triple
      Play


    • Residential
      Wi-Fi Networks



      • Residential
        Wi-Fi Computing Network


      • Residential
        Wi-Fi Entertainment Network


      • Residential
        Wi-Fi Communications Network


      • Residential
        Wi-Fi Network Expansion




    • Rise of the
      802.11g Reign


    • Defending the
      Home Broadband Gateway


    • 802.11n Patience





  • Residential
    Wi-Fi Technologies




    • Wi-Fi Semiconductor
      Architecture



      • Wi-Fi PHY
        Layer


      • Wi-Fi MAC
        Layer


      • Wi-Fi Antenna





    • Standard Wi-Fi
      Technologies



      • Core Wi-Fi
        Standards



        • 802.11
          Standard


        • 802.11b
          Standard


        • 802.11g
          Standard


        • 802.11a
          Standard


        • 802.11a/g
          Dual-Band Standard


        • 802.11b/g
          and 802.11a/b/g "Marketing" Standards




      • High Throughput
        Wi-Fi Standards



        • 802.11n
          "Fast Wi-Fi" Specification



          • WWiSE
            802.11n Specification


          • TGn
            Sync 802.11n Specification






      • Pre-802.11n
        Technologies



        • Atheros
          Super G Technology


        • Broadcom
          125 High Speed Technology






    • Supplementary
      Wi-Fi Standards



      • 802.11i
        Security Standard



        • Wired
          Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Standard


        • Wi-Fi
          Protected Access (WPA) Interim Standard


        • Residential
          Wi-Fi Security Policies




      • 802.11e
        QoS Specification



        • EDCA/WME
          Wireless Medium Access Mechanism


        • HCCA/WSM
          Wireless Medium Access Mechanism




      • Wi-Fi Multimedia
        (WMM) QoS Profile




    • Other Residential
      Wireless Technologies



      • Converged
        Residential Wireless Technologies



        • Bluetooth
          Technology


        • Cellular
          Technologies



          • CDMA2000
            Technology


          • GPRS
            Technology






      • Competitive
        Residential Wireless Technologies



        • Ultra
          Wideband Technology








  • Residential
    Wi-Fi Infrastructure




    • Residential
      Wi-Fi Aggregators



      • Wi-Fi Access
        Points


      • Wi-Fi Routers



      • Wi-Fi Gateways





    • Residential
      Wi-Fi Adapters



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