Another issue that will come to the forefront as video over IP becomes ubiquitous
is the ease of configuration and management of IP devices. Although some of
today’s Internet users are comfortable configuring networking parameters (does my
ISP use DHCP? PPoE?), it’s unlikely that the average purchaser of a television wants
to learn how to configure anything more complex than the channel change button.
“Plug-and-play” configuration of IP devices remains an important goal, as does
the ability to troubleshoot these devices without being a networking expert. This is