9.3. HomePlug
High-throughput home networking is partially driven by the arrival of DSL lines and cable modems to homes with multiple PCs. HomePlug is the result of a common industry desire to have a single transmission protocol for interconnecting PCs as well as entertainment electronics “wirelessly” over the in-home power lines. The formation of thirteen companies for the HomePlug Powerline Alliance was announced on April 10, 2000. Alphabetically, these founding companies were 3COM, AMD, CISCO, Compaq, Enikia, Intel, Intellon, Motorola, Panasonic, S3 (Diamond Multimedia), Tandy/RadioShack, and TI. The HomePlug group followed a development process for the proposal, the field test, and the selection of a transmission technology similar to the ...
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