UpSpeed PowerLine Network Review

Introduction

Product:  Bestcom / Upspeed PowerLine PLU11 & PLB11 Retail Price:  PLU11 - 89, PLB11 - 99 Reviewer: Anthony Sims Date: May 2003

Introduction

Wireless networking. What an invention, possibly one of the reasons that a large number of mobile technology companies balanced their books in recent years. So what will they think of next. We have wires, we have wireless, what now ?

So, how about no new wires ?

Thats right, using existing wires in your home. To be more precise, a clever new technology has started using power lines in the home to communicate over. This review is on a couple of such products that bridges this new technology into your home network.

Guru3D presents to you the Upspeed powerline bridge PLB11 and the USB adapter PLU11.

Powerline Bridge
Specifications :

• Standard : IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, Home Plug Powerline Alliance Specification 1.0
• Port : 10/100Mbps Ethernet RJ45
• Modulation : OFDM, MDQPSK/DBPSK
• Privacy : 56bits DES encryption
• Data rate : Up to 14Mbps
• LED indicator : 8 LED's for Link, Activity, Collision and Speed
• Power adapter : Output 9V DC 1A
• Conformance : FCC, CE
• Support OS. : Windows/Linux/Unix

Powerline USB adapter
Specifications :

• Standard : USB Specification V1.1, Home Plug Powerline alliance, Specification 1.0
• Interface : Wall module, USB Connector
• Modulation : OFDM
• Privacy : 56bits DES encryption
• Data rate : Up to 14Mbps
• LED Indicator : 3 LED's for Link, Activity and Collision
• Support OS. : Windows