COMMUNICATION / PHONE SYSTEMS
Do I Need a Professional Installer?
It's increaslingly more
common for the home communication/telephone system to be installed by a
professional installer. A well designed phone system can offer much
more than multiple telephone line management, if the homeowner needs it.
The size of phone system a required depends on the number of incoming lines,
number of extensions, internet and fax requirements, among other things.
Station-to-Station Intercom Capabilities
for In-Home Communications
A separate intercom system
isn’t necessary as the home phone system can be adapted to use as an intercom.
Literally every extension becomes a communication base. To utilize
this feature, your phone would be required to have a “hands-free, answer-back”
mode available.
Home LAN
Like the advent of the
local area network (LAN), the need to provide multiple users with access
to shared resources is driving the need for home networks. A home
network can solve this problem by allowing multiple PCs to access and use
a single device (internet access, printer, fax modem, scanner, etc.).
A home networking solution can also adopt a “no new wires” approach.
Today’s technology enables a home network to operate over existing in-home
telephone wiring, without impacting the other existing voice or data services.
The typical older home telephone wiring system does not provide the ideal environment for reliable data signal transfer. In addition to the wiring design and termination issues, the line voltage level and impedance of a home’s telephone wiring networking is constantly in flux. To overcome these difficulties, frequency division multiplexing approach that enables standard telephone wires to simultaneously carry voice, universal ADSL, and home networking signals without impacting each other. This adds to the simplicity of installation, and also allows the network to map nicely to the random telephone wiring topologies found in homes.
Smart Residential Gateway
As the popularity of home
networks continues to increase, a new class of devices can be used to effectively
manage and control the network. One of the primary requirements for
a home network is the ability to provide direct access to the Internet
from every PC within the home. Distributing WAN access throughout
the home becomes increasingly important as next-generation access technologies,
such as cable modems and xDSL services, deliver increasing amounts of bandwidth
to the side of the home. The LAN side connects the gateway to the
home network via the physical layer.
Web-based e-mail, interactive gaming, household instrumentation control, and gateway management can be supported through the gateway as well, allowing any PC-like device within the home to access and control the home network.
The home phone/communication system continues to be a growing and changing field. We can help the homeowner to assess their current and future needs and build a communication network that will serve them well into the future.