User's Manual Part 2

Tech-X Flex User Guide - Firmware v06.50 Tech-X Flex
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(NG2)
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Intro
Overview
Wi-Fi
Ethernet
System
IP/Video
MoCA
RF
Specs
• It is shielded.
• Typically, an existing coaxial network already interconnects the video devices within the home, which
are a primary target for broadband services.
• Compared to wireless networks, wire-based networks are generally faster, more secure, and more
reliable.
The MoCA 1.1 and 2.0 standards allow up to 16 nodes per network. MoCA 1.1 allows a theoretical
maximum data rate of 270 Mbps between devices and MoCA 2.0 allows a theoretical maximum of 800
Mbps, although actual data rates are normally lower due to line attenuation. For more information on how
the network controls data rates, see MoCA physical layer on page 7-36.
Note that the term “MoCA” may be used to describe the organization that promotes the transport
technologies or the technologies themselves. For the remainder of this document, unless otherwise
specified, “MoCA” is used to describe the transport standard, not the organization. For more information
on MoCA as an organization, visit www.mocalliance.org.
7.7.2 Example physical MoCA network
For a brief explanation of MoCA, consider the following figure and the description that follows. This figure
shows a fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) architecture where an optical network terminal (ONT) terminates
the fiber and converts network traffic to MoCA, where it is fed into the home.
Figure 7-21 Example MoCA network, fed by an FTTP architecture
ONT
(Fiber to MoCA)
Provider
network/ISP
Fiber
Coax/
MoCA
Coax/
MoCA
Coax splitter
MoCA STB
MoCA STB
MoCA router
MoCA to
Ethernet
Cat 5 /
Ethernet
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