The concept of Home Automation and Networking is to connect all of these systems and devices together on a network so that they can be controlled with a common interface and react to each other. For example if you start a movie on the VCR, the lights dim and the telephone directs calls to the answering machine. The home's traditional electrical system already connects lights and appliances together and has outlets throughout the home. Currently it is used for Lighting and appliance networks as well as some security applications. New developments in technology are introducing communication and data to the powerline network.
Most homes have several telephone outlets already in place.
This wire is suitable for voice communications, data and even entertainment networking with new technologies and applications developing swiftly. New standards and technologies are evolving wireless solutions from the traditional lighting, appliance and security networks to communication, data and some entertainment systems. Structured Wiring - New or renovated homes should install modern wiring systems to provide the capacity for current and future networks. Fiber optic cable is also being installed in some homes for future capacity. The Residential Gateway's will probably be supplied and installed by the homeowner's Telephone or Cable company as an add on service feature or perhaps by the systems integrator as a cabling hub.