SiConnect, provider of powerline communications (PLC) technology for home networking applications in-home communications technology company, announced to make its 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.
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 distribution of competing multimedia data streams on the powerline network. It ensures whole home coverage by using a meshed network topology which enables each node to act as an intelligent repeater capable of creating 'ad hoc' networks. Since networks self-configure, user installation is 'plug and play' while POEM's in-built security assures privacy.
Robert Stead, VP for marketing at SiConnect, said, "Achieving one-to-many broadcasting of IPTV data over powerline represents a step forward in the development of the digitally connected home. 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."
