Data
Most houses now have more than one computer, by the time you add a printer and laptop there is a clear need for a network to share files, printers and Internet connections.
An emerging use for smart wiring is the provision of AV content to remote rooms via a system of central media server and thin client in the remote room. For example Microsoft Media Centre Edition operating system on a central PC storing all the families music, pictures and movies, with a thin client in the remote room such as the Microsoft XBOX360. This enables content stored on the central server to be routed to any required destination using TCPIP running over an Ethernet connection provided by the CAT6 section of the smart wiring structure.