Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ruediger Kays, Chair of the Communication Technology Institute at Dortmund University of Technology

Abstract
This tutorial gives an overview on the state of the art of radio technologies for home networking. It will cover current WLAN and WPAN UWB solutions as well as recent developments for the 60 GHz band. After the presentation of the application scenario the resulting requirements and challenges will be explained. Then, the key facts of the different radio systems will be pointed out and exemplified. Finally, the performance as well as advantages and disadvantages of the heterogeneous systems will be highlighted.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger Kays received his diploma degree in 1981 and his Ph.D. in 1986 at the Dortmund University of Technology. He was then with Grundig, Germany, where he was responsible for the company’s research and advanced development centre. In 1999 he became full professor at the Dortmund University of Technology. His research topics cover signal processing of video information, multimedia and enhanced TV systems and networks for electronic media.

Lecturer: Marie Lebot, Orange Labs, France

Abstract
This presentation is a state of the art of power line communications (PLC). It gives an overview of the indoor PLC context, including the following items:
- Spectrum management and electromagnetic compatibility
- Regulation and standardisation bodies. Among the large panel of existing PLC standardisation bodies, the most active ones are IEEE P1901 and ITU G.hn; and to a more moderate extent, ETSI PLT. Additionally, consortiums such as HomePlug Powerline Alliance also play an important role in the definition and proposal of PLC systems.
- Scenarios and requirements. The main in-home services are identified, in order to define some reference scenarios to be investigated in the further OMEGA WP3 studies.

Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dominic O'Brien, Reader in Engineering Science at University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Abstract
This tutorial gives an overview on the state of the art of Optical Wireless technologies for home networking. It will cover Infra-Red Communication (IRC)solutions as well as recent developments about the Visible Light Communication (VLC). After an introduction of overall OW application, the home networking scenario will be presented with the IRC and VLC resulting requirements and challenges. Performance as well as advantages and disadvantages will be also highlighted.

Dr Dominic O'Brien is a Reader in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, and leads the optical wireless communications group. His research is in the field of optical wireless systems, including integrated transceiver components for high-speed networks, retroreflecting transceivers, optical channel characterisation and aspects of optoelectronic component integration.