Re: Echobox ethernet over coax network extenders

["domdevitto" <dom@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Great - a mate of mine suggested this for me, but it seemed a bit
cutting-edge, though he said they were common in the US.

What kind of performance have you seen?
Have you got measurement of throughput A->B and simultaionous A->B
and C->B ?

Dom
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Neil Ball" <neilball@...> wrote:
>
> I'm not sure if anyone has seen the Echobox units that are
manufactured by
> Asheridge Communications, details at http://www.ethernetovercoax.co.uk/
>
>
>
> The unit is based on the MOCA standard and uses a chipset from
Entropic
> which simply allows you to use your existing TV coax distribution
cabling as
> the physical carrier for the ethernet network data in a similar way
that
> powerline equipment uses your mains cabling. The system can support
upto 16
> Echobox units, and has zero configuration - just plug in the units and
they
> link together in a form of mesh network, so do not need to be used as
> transmit/receive pairs.
>
>
>
> There is not much to the units - they have coax in & out, ethernet
and 5vDC
> power connections on the back, and three lamps on the front, and
that's it.
> They are completely transparent to TV/cable signals, however you
cannot use
> them on coax used for satellite signals.
>
>
>
> I've had a couple to test as I regularly have installations to work
with
> where I'm trying to provide improved network/wifi distribution in
buildings
> that do not have a proper structured cabling infrastructure nor the
> opportunity to run much (if any) new cable, but do have a reasonable
amount
> of coax around the building for TV distribution. The units I have been
> testing have provided a solid "wired" network solution that
has allowed me
> to successfully extend the network to areas that would otherwise have
> required Cat5e/Cat6 cable to be retrofitted (and which was already
ruled out
> as not possible by the home owner due to the disruption it would have
> created).
>
>
>
> I'd never use them in place of traditional wired ethernet, but for a
simple
> way to extend the network in an existing house (perhaps to add wired
> ethernet for a new Smart TV/STB/games console) without the issues
sometimes
> associated with powerline extenders then these seem to be ideal.
>
>
>
> Neil B.
>
>
>
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