What benefits does a PLC network offer?
There are a large number of benefits offered by PLC networks and the main ones are: • Products from different manufacturers are interoperable, • No need to lay new cables to connect pieces of equipment, • Every electrical socket becomes a connection point for access to your PLC network, • The large number of domestic electrical sockets allows you to be anywhere in the house or building and still be able to distribute PLC signals throughout the premises, • PLC products are robust and designed for “Plug and Play” which means tha they are simple and easy to set up, • PLC technology allows you to access three key applications using the same medium: voice services (IP telephony), data (computer) and images (video), • Internet broadband access can be shared between several users, • You can network data processing or multimedia equipment, • All data transmitted over the network is protected by a DES56bits type encryption, • It is possible to extend an existing cable network and enlarge it ove