HomePlug

A powerline network that is designed to run Ethernet over the existing electrical system and use AC wall outlets as connecting points. HomePlug provides a non-wireless alternative to stringing network cables to all the rooms in the house. It is very often used with an existing, wired Ethernet network to connect a computer in a distant room without going wireless. All computers and network devices (routers, switches) plug into HomePlug adapters, also known as "HomePlug bridges," that plug into the wall outlet.

HomePlug 1.0 and HomePlug AV
HomePlug 1.0 provides an effective data rate of 8.2 Mbps, while HomePlug AV (HPAV) offers quality of service (QoS) and 150 Mbps for video streaming. Both versions use OFDM modulation and the CSMA/CA access method used in wireless Ethernet (802.11).

HomePlug transmits low-energy signals in the 4.5MHz to 21MHz frequency range, way above the 60Hz and 50Hz of AC power. HomePlug AV uses 2MHz to 28MHz. For more information, visit the HomePlug Powerline Alliance at www.homeplug.com. See powerline network. See also HomePNA.

Extending the Network

This illustration shows powerline technology being used with an existing network to connect a user in a remote location of the building.

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[3] According to the HomePlug Powerline Alliance. (as of May 2007)

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"The HomePlug Powerline Alliance brings together 68 companies from a range of industry sectors.

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But while power line networks have always been slow, with top speeds of 350 thousand bits per second (Kbps), a faster technology is being tested by the HomePlug Powerline Alliance www.homeplug.org), which was founded in March 2000 by 13 major companies, including big names such as 3 Com, Compaq, Cisco, Motorola, Panasonic, and Texas Instruments.

Home Networking

SPiDCOM actively participates to the standardization efforts inside the major international regulatory and standards bodies, among them IEEE P1901 and HomePlug Powerline Alliance. IEEE 1901 draft standard is based on HomePlug AV specification.

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