Home Networking - (Home Area Network, HAN. Associated with Whole-Home Services Delivery, Multi-TV Personal Video Recording, Connected Home Devices) - Connecting computers and other devices with processors, to one central hub. This hub likely is a computer, home or media server or a media center. See Internet Appliance.

www.cable-modem.net/tt/networking.html  www.merl.com/projects/BroadbandAV
networking/csm-home-networking.html http://webopedia.com/TERM/H/HAN.html
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
Microsoft Article

PAN

WPAN