Network Physical Hierarchy

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Consumer Broadband
Full duplex high-speed (100Mbps or more)
end-to-end connectivity for large-scale deployment
Ethernet Virtual Circuits
An Integrated Wired and Wireless System
Home Appliances
Commercial Server
Wide-Area Telecommunications Network

• The Network Interface Unit connects all data
  services from the external Access Network to the
  home EVC network
• Streaming media, telephony and Internet access
• Multiple media streams need high throughput, QoS
  and accurate playback synchronisation
• Appliances should be plug play - not sysadmin
• Privacy and Security issues are important

Virtual Circuits
Access Network
Fixed Wireless Access
Fibre to Home
NIU
EVC switch
Broadband Appliances