Powerline Networking Could Hit 100 Mbit/s In 2004
One-hundred-megabit connections through ordinary AC wall sockets within two years? Quite possibly, if the HomePlug Powerline Alliance can meet its timetable.
HomePlug officials said Thursday that the consortium's members will begin crafting a next-generation specification, called HomePlug AV, designed to let homeowners network HDTV-quality video around their homes.
Two years may sound like a long time to develop a specification, but executives said the current 10-Mbit HomePlug specification required that long to develop. "It's not an insignificant undertaking," said Tom Reed, president of the alliance and a consultant with Cogency Semiconductors, a powerline networking semiconductor company. "Prior to finishing the specification we conduct field tests...other, standalone companies that develop a specification announce the spec, then test it in the field."
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