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CAT5 Transforms CEDIA | ||
| Product Type: Strategic Analysis & Predictions Date: December 2007 Author: Gary Sasaki 68 pages Price: $95 | Purchase & Download immediately
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CEDIA is the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association, an organization whose members and customers truly understand what a "digital home" is. Years ago the systems that these professionals installed were based on proprietary communication systems. These days, systems are increasingly using Ethernet and the CAT5 cabling found in a growing number of homes. The shift has been particularly dramatic during the past year. Interest in networking and devices and systems based on Ethernet has ballooned, as evidenced by the attendance of just one of the classes, shown above, that CEDIA offers on the subject. This report will take a look at how CAT5 is now used. A variety of products will be used as examples. Some products are using IP effectively, some not. This report will also share the opinions of several CEDIA members, including what they see as the positives and negatives of IP-based products. Finally, some provocative ideas and recommendations to the consumer electronics and CEDIA industries are shared. | ||
