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'I did stream some HD content from my PC to my Showcenter and it worked a treat. Much more responsive than my previous wireless connection in starting the stream and no lag at all.'
Intellon Corporation (Nasdaq: ITLN) designs and sells integrated circuits (ICs) for powerline communications, providing HomePlug® - compliant and other powerline ICs for home networking, networked entertainment, commercial and Smart Grid applications.
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Intellon is a leader in powerline communications technology. Intellon developed and patented the baseline technology behind the initial standard adopted by the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, a global industry group formed to create and promote standards for powerline communications. In 2001, Intellon introduced the first HomePlug-based IC, and has since developed several new generations of HomePlug-based ICs. In 2006, Intellon introduced the first HomePlug AV-based IC, which can deliver the quality of service required to support reliable, uninterrupted distribution of standard- and high-definition video among personal computers and consumer electronics products.
With over 17 million HomePlug-based ICs sold (as of March 31, 2008), Intellon holds a significant IC market share of the rapidly growing HomePlug market. Intellon’s leadership positions the company to capitalize on growth markets such as home networking, media and entertainment systems connectivity as well as enabling the further convergence of PC and consumer electronics applications.
Intellon ICs are used to create instant networks, enabling PCs, broadband modems, set-top boxes, gaming consoles and audio/video devices to communicate instantly over existing power lines in the home. Our HomePlug AV ICs allow distribution of multiple HDTV streams over in-home powerlines. We are also a provider of lower bandwidth Spread Spectrum Carrier (SSC) ICs; to date we have shipped more than seven million of these command and control devices, with more coming into service every month.
Intellon is also a founding member of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance. Founded in 1989, Intellon is headquartered in Ocala, Florida. The company also has offices in Toronto, Canada, and San Jose, California.
Setting Industry Standards with Innovative Technology
Since its inception, Intellon has focused its research and development efforts on powerline communications (PLC) technology. We currently have 31 issued U.S. patents and 32 pending U.S. patents, with foreign counterparts in some jurisdictions. Our initial low-bandwidth Spread Spectrum Carrier (SSC) technology formed the basis for the CEBus and SAE powerline brake monitoring standards, and our innovative PowerPacketTM technology was chosen as the baseline for the PLC industry's HomePlug 1.0 specification. We are also a major technology contributor to the next-generation HomePlug AV standard, supports high-quality audio and visual applications, including high-definition television, whole-house audio and video streaming.
Creating Customer Profits with Strong Enablement and Support Services
Intellon has a strong reputation for world-class customer support. We understand what it takes for customers to profit from our powerline communications technology. We offer complete engineering support solutions that include reference designs, evaluation kits and production test systems. With our help customers can enable their products and get them to market quickly and cost-effectively.
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HomePlug® 1.0 with Turbo
INT5500 Chip Set
Intellon's high speed powerline chipset INT5500CS is comprised of the INT5500, an integrated powerline MAC/ PHY transceiver, and its companion INT1200, an analog front end IC. The INT5500CS is fully compatible with the HomePlug® 1.0 specifications, and capable of delivering up to 85 Mbps over the power line.
The INT5500CS provides a highly integrated and optimized solution for networking adapters and embedded products. It offers the higher bandwidth performance necessary to drive next-generation home entertainment applications, including standard definition (SD) video distribution, TV over IP (IPTV), digital video recorder (DVR) networking and media center PCs. Other applications include whole house audio, extension and bridging of higher speed wireless technologies such as 802.11x and UWB, and higher data-rate broadband sharing based on technologies such as ADSL2 and fiber to the home.
The MAC implements a CSMA/CA scheme with prioritization and automatic repeat request (ARQ) for reliable delivery of Ethernet packets via packet encapsulation. Built-in Quality of Service (QoS) features provide the necessary bandwidth for multimedia payloads including voice, data, audio, and video. A four-level prioritized random access method exists with strict adherence to priority. Segment bursting on the power line minimizes the demands on the receiver resources and maximizes the throughput of the network, while still providing excellent latency response and jitter performance. The contention-free access capability extends this concept of segment bursting to allow the transmission of multiple frames over the power line without relinquishing the control of the medium.
Intellon offers a complete solution for powerline applications using the INT5500CS, including data sheets, reference manuals, configuration utility software and production test capabilities, together with a proven technical support team to shorten customer’s time to market.
The INT5500CS provides two types of host interface for maximum system flexibility:
- An MII PHY (IEEE 802.3u) interface for interconnection to Ethernet controllers
- An MII Host / DTE interface (IEEE 802.3u) for direct connection to an Ethernet PHY
The INT5500CS implements Intellon's patented OFDM technology, which forms the basis for the HomePlug 1.0 specification. Tailored to reliably deliver up to 85 Mbps over the difficult power line communication environment, the chipset combats deep attenuation notches, noise sources, and multi-path fading by allocating usable frequencies according to the signal to noise ratio (SNR). Synchronization is achieved in low SNR channels without the use of pilot carriers. Inclusion of additional modulation schemes (QAM 256/64/16) increases the chipset's capability to attain higher throughput performance.
Target Applications
- Standard Video TV (SDTV) Distribution
- TV over IP (IPTV)
- Higher data rate broadband sharing
- Shared broadband internet access
- Audio and video streaming and transfer
- Expanding the coverage of wireless LANs
- Voice Over IP calls
- PC file and application sharing
- Printer and peripheral sharing
- Network and online gaming
- Security cameras
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HomePlug® AV
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance designed the HomePlug AV 200-Mbps Powerline Communications (PLC) standard from the ground up, incorporating the most advanced encryption, forward error correction, powerline noise mitigation features and quality of service considerations in the industry. The result of this world-leading effort is an open standard that offers the highest performance, multiple chip sources and global interoperability.
Because HomePlug AV is an ‘open’ standard, all chip sets and firmware that are based on the HomePlug AV standard, lead to PLC solutions that are not only compatible, but interoperable as well. Naturally this leads to great flexibility and rapid market growth the world over.
The world’s leading OEMs and ODMs have developed and are continuing to develop a wide range of HomePlug AV standard-enabled products that service providers, retailers and end-users have been clamoring for.
The HomePlug AV standard has opened new markets with robust whole-house networking that is truly reliable and capable of handling all types of network traffic, including multiple streams of high-definition video along with standard-definition video, file sharing, networked resources and Internet access.
Applications
- High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) video distribution
- TV over IP (IPTV)
- Digital Media Access (DMA) for remote Media Center PC content access
- Digital Set-top Boxes for remote PVR/DVR video content access
- Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) for service providers
- Backbone for Wi-Fi, UWB and Wireless USB
- Higher data rate broadband sharing
- Shared broadband internet access
- Audio and video streaming and transfer
- Expanding the coverage of wireless LANs
- Voice Over IP (VoIP)
- PC files and applications sharing
- Printer and peripheral sharing
- Network and online gaming
- Security cameras
Intellon Solutions
Intellon Corporation is the world leader in HomePlug-based solutions sales and customer enablement. Enabling HomePlug AV solutions from Intellon are based upon its market building INT6000 MAC/PHY IC and its most recent second-generation INT6300 IC that includes the analog front end (AFE). Both of the robust ICs offer what customers have demanded in features with attention to performance, reliability and competitive BOM costs.
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Intellon Customer Case Studies
3One Networks Deploys Intelligent Power Grid Solution for World’s Largest Utility Company
“Intellon’s HomePlug AV technology proved to be the best solution for enabling our BPL intelligent grid system. HomePlug AV offered the bandwidth and quality of service necessary to support real-time grid monitoring, video surveillance and Internet access for end users.”
Oliver Ding, CEO, 3One Networks Inc.
devolo dLAN Adapters Simplify IPTV Delivery
"With the MicroLink dLAN HighSpeed product line from devolo, HomePlug®-based adapters provide sufficient bandwidth to stream one or two standard definition television channels simultaneously - making for a true plug & play solution."
Werner Fehn, Director, Product Management, devolo
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LEA Puts HomePlug® Technology in Consumers' Reach with Nationwide Supermarket Rollout
"HomePlug technology is so simple that consumers can easily create a network without any cabling, and add more adapters anytime they need. The ease of it gives us confidence that it will do well in the supermarket environment."
Olivier Exelmans, PLC Business Line Manager, LEA
neuf cegetel Customers Embrace No New Wires® Alternative for IPTV Connectivity
"We feel more comfortable being able to offer our customers the freedom to install their Voice/DSL modems seamlessly in a different room than where the TV is, and to give them an option that doesn't involve running a cable through their living rooms. The HomePlug adapters have become a very popular alternative, so we know our customers are very happy with this."
Olivier du Besset, Residential Department Marketing Manager, neuf cegetel
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Intellon-Enabled SlingLink™ Adapters Connect Award-Winning Slingbox™, Creating Exceptional Out-of-Box Experience
"The customer experience is all about ease of use and performing above expectations. The Intellon-enabled SlingLink adapter delivers that without question. We've achieved best of class return rates by having an outstanding out-of-box experience."
Rich Buchanan, Vice President of Marketing, Sling Media, Inc.
World's First HomePlug® Video Security and Monitoring System Enables Unprecedented Ease-of-Use
"Intellon's HomePlug technology is the backbone of our easy install. It made perfect sense to stream the video surveillance over existing powerlines. Our customers can set up a more powerful, state-of-the-art system in less time and for significantly less cost."
Evan Tree, President, WiLife Inc