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News Release from: SiConnect
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 March 2007
Powerline comms joins the IPTV world
IPTV World Forum demonstration shows the ease with which IPTV data can be distributed throughout the home via the domestic electrical wiring circuit.
In-home communications technology company SiConnect is holding its first public demonstration of UDP multicast video streaming at the IPTV World Forum Based on its recently announced PLT050 powerline communication (PLC) transceiver chip, the demonstration will show the ease with which IPTV data can be distributed throughout the home via the domestic electrical wiring circuit
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 1 Dec 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Achieving one-to-many broadcasting of IPTV data over powerline represents a significant step forward in the development of the digitally connected home", said Robert Stead, VP Marketing SiConnect.
"Quality of service (QoS), whole home coverage and immunity to noise are prerequisites for such an application and SiConnect's POEM technology clearly proves its advantages in this demonstration".
Unlike its rivals, POEM technology employs a synchronous multiple access/contention resolution (SMA/CR) protocol and a 16 service level QoS management technique to guarantee fair and prioritised distribution of competing multimedia data streams on the powerline network.
It ensures whole home coverage by using a peer-to-peer meshed network topology which enables each node to act as an intelligent repeater capable of creating ad hoc networks.
As networks self-configure, user installation is plug and play, and POEM's in-built security assures privacy.
Global EMC compliance was another key design criterion in the development of SiConnect's technology.
The PLT050 enable designers to produce products that comply with FCC Part 15, CISPR 22 and its European derivative EN55022 a mandatory requirement for the marketing of consumer electronic in Europe.
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