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News Release from: Design of Systems on Silicon | Subject: 'UPA Plugtested' 200Mbit/s chipset
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 28 March 2007
Powerline chipset works with Xbox 360
and PS3
Networking chipset delivers simple, reliable broadband connectivity to the digital home by turning any electrical outlet into a high-speed broadband connection.
DS2, the powerline chipset provider, has announced that its UPA compliant 200Mbit/s chip is fully compatible with Microsoft's new Xbox 360 and Sony's PS3, recently launched in Europe It becomes the only chip to guarantee uninterrupted high performance online gaming anywhere throughout the home, and will enable online gamers worldwide to interact in real-time, with guaranteed uninterrupted play via standard wall sockets
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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DS2's 'UPA Plugtested' 200Mbit/s chipset guarantees 'zero latency', ensuring that all online gamers can participate in high definition virtual-reality role-playing games without any instances of time delay or dropped lines inherent in Wi-Fi.
DS2's Powerline networking chipset delivers simple, reliable broadband connectivity that offers the necessary bandwidth to connect the digital home by turning any electrical outlet into a high-speed broadband connection.
"As online gaming and other high-definition applications are becoming more mainstream, consumers require fast, reliable broadband access in every room in the home without the inconvenience of latency", states Victor Dominguez, Director of Strategy and Standardisation at DS2.
"Our technology extends high-performance Internet connections to any room in the home, making it possible for consumers to enjoy high-quality, high-definition online gaming and other bandwidth-hungry applications without interruption".
DS2 technology supports advanced multimedia Quality of Service (QoS) transmission, expanding the range of services that can be offered without compromising the quality perceived by the user.
It supports the increasing range of services consumers have now come to demand, from the extreme latency requirements of online gaming to the enormous bandwidth requirements of HDTV.
This ultimately ensures the best possible end-user experience as it differentiates traffic into multiple types of communication, and ensures the correct transmission of services so that performance characteristics, such as bandwidth and latency, are preserved in the presence of other traffic.
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