Re: Homeplug Speeds

On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:21:45 +0100
Geoff Lane <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I am considering a homeplug to extend my current home network.
>
> The latest version supports speeds up to 200mbps but I am wondering
> the benefits of this speed; at the moment no broadband even exceeds
> the slower 85mbps standard.
>
> BBC's Iplayer plays fine over my own adsl, which is not particularly
> fast, so even the slowest homeplug would suffice.
>
> Is the latest 200mbps standard aimed at future development rather
> than being of any major advantage now.
>
If you have a server under the stairs to store all your music and
videos and run a printer and a remote desktop session and a
security camera you'll soon be looking for more bandwidth.

In message <20080915012826.6a6b563b@bluemoon>, Rob Morley
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>If you have a server under the stairs to store all your music and
>videos and run a printer and a remote desktop session and a
>security camera you'll soon be looking for more bandwidth.

That's the sort of setup that I have. I'm pushing my 100Mb network as
hard as it will go, and waiting for gigabit hardware to come down in
price.


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On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:18:23 +0100, Geoff Lane
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Rob Morley wrote:
>
>>> Is the latest 200mbps standard aimed at future development rather
>>> than being of any major advantage now.
>>>
>> If you have a server under the stairs to store all your music and
>> videos and run a printer and a remote desktop session and a
>> security camera you'll soon be looking for more bandwidth.
>
>Yes, you have a point.
>
>At the moment, especially with a 10/100 router, I cannot see a definite
>use for the 200mbps system but like anything new, it is not until you
>get it that it's uses become apparent.

1 point AFAICT the 200 Mbps is total bandwidth for all sessions
including overhead - so if you connect several machines they all share
this - just like an old co-ax based Ethernet?

and paraphrased, the FAQ (for Homeplug AV - and it seems badly out of
date) mentions in passing 200 Mbps PHY level and 100 Mbps useful
bandwidth - so 1 link in a house might keep up with a Cat 5 100 Mbps
Ethernet pipe.
http://www.homeplug.org/about/faqs/

the white paper talks about 150 Mbps useable.
http://www.homeplug.org/products/whi...per_050818.pdf
>
>Geoff Lane
>
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