This informative report is being provided by the Consumer Electronic Association's R7 Home Network Standards Committee, WG7 Wireless Home Network Working Group. This report identifies current consumer networking applications and the requirements those applications place on wireless in-home networks. The report places specific emphasis on entertainment applications, although other applications are discussed.

The information contained herein represents the consensus of the Working Group members who include leading consumer electronics manufacturers, service providers, wireless technology experts, and others interested in the subject matter. CEA and the R7 WG7 members welcome questions and comments from industry on this report and on any matters related to wireless in-home networks.

This report concludes Phase 1 of this work. Our Phase 2 work is intended to provide meaningful measurements that can be used to directly evaluate the different technologies for differing applications.