HomePNA

The Home Phoneline Networking Alliance ( HomePNA ) is an industry association, who published his second standard for computer networks with telephone cables in private households in 1999.

Operation

HomePNA provides a basic, most existing telephone wiring a home network for computer networks, such as sharing of Internet access, ago. The further application of the phone line to make calls is not restricted. Also, there are products that use the existing television cables for data transmission. About a PNA network, up to 50 network nodes (computers ) are connected. Initially, a data transfer rate of 1 Mbit per second has been provided, later as early Ethernet 10 Mbit / s, now with HomePNA 3.1 up to 320 Mbit / s, well over VDSL. It operates at a frequency range of 4 to 10 MHz. HomePNA is in the U.S., a technique widely used for home networks.

Standards

The ITU standard G.989.1 ( Phoneline Networking Transceivers - Foundation) defines the technical specification for the transmission of data over existing phone lines in the home.

Application

Besides the use as a home network technology is also used for the supply of residential units with internet. As with DOCSIS, the customer receives a cable modem, for their connection, no special multimedia cable box is, however, necessary. Since the technology is not as DOCSIS allows the bridging of long distances, it is especially suitable for buildings, which are accessible via FTTB. In Eastern Europe, HPNA is already widely used for Internet access. In Germany, the LWLcom GmbH in Bremen on Internet connections via HPNA 3.1.

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