> The protocols we are developing here in HOMENET are for the tiny minority
> of people who prefer to build their own home networks instead of just
> plumbing their ISP directly up to every device in their home.
I think you're underestimating normal people, James.
I do not remember the last time I've been in a flat that didn't have:
- an ISP-provided CPE;
- a network-connected media playback device (either a Windows machine or
a gaming console connected to a large);
- a WiFi network with a password that's shared with the guests.
When people learn I'm a network person, they ask me suprisingly technical
questions. Youtube stutters when I'm in the kitchen, how do I improve the
WiFi coverage without any new wires. My wife uses a Mac, can I stream her
music to my android phone, I found an app for that but it didn't work
well. What's the title of the movie you told me about, no, don't bother,
I'll find it on BitTorrent.
At least over here, there definitely is a market for non-trivial home networks:
- flats in the 19th century areas of Paris, where WiFi has trouble
crossing the thick walls and so you cannot easily put new cabling;
- shared flats (students and young professionals), where each tenant
wants good Internet access in their room, there's a shared media
playback device and a shared NAS full of music;
- student halls (a whole story in themselves);
- people who need to provide WiFi access to others (small cafes, doctor
waiting rooms, airBNB).
-- Juliusz
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