Re: [HOME_NETWORK_TF] Terminology section of the requirements document

On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:51:47 +0200, Matt Hammond  
<matt.hammond@rd.bbc.co.uk> wrote:

> Sounds good.
>

Agree with both. Merged into the requirement document.
http://www.w3.org/2011/webtv/wiki/HNTF/Home_Network_TF_Requirements#Terminology

/g

>
> Matt
>
>
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:40:34 +0100, Clarke Stevens  
> <C.Stevens@cablelabs.com> wrote:
>
>> I think it would be worthwhile to define it since the idea of a home
>> network is a concept that has not been relevant in HTML to this point. I
>> also think your definition is pretty good. We could also add something
>> along the lines of, "The home network can also be considered the local
>> area network (LAN) within the home."
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Clarke
>>
>> On 8/29/11 4:29 PM, "Matt Hammond" <matt.hammond@rd.bbc.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> I've just noticed that the terminology section includes "companion
>>> device"
>>> ... which can be dropped since it no longer features in the  
>>> requirements
>>> document.
>>>
>>> Would it also be worth adding a definition for "home network"? I
>>> appreciate this may be deceptively difficult to define in a way that we
>>> can all agree on; and perhaps that may be reason enough to exclude it  
>>> and
>>>
>>> therefore deliberately keep it ambiguous. Here is an attempt though:
>>>
>>> "For the purposes of this document, the term "home network" refers to  
>>> the
>>>
>>> networking infrastructure that facilitates Internet Protocol
>>> communications between devices within the home. This will typically  
>>> (but
>>> not always) consist of a single IP subnet and will typically (but not
>>> always) be connected to the Internet."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Matt
>>> --
>>> | Matt Hammond
>>> | Research Engineer, BBC R&D, Centre House, London
>>> | http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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Opera Software

Received on Tuesday, 30 August 2011 06:00:17 UTC