Daniel C. wrote:
On 2/22/07, Shane Hathaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ethernet over power lines is a way better idea. Surely it's now
possible to combine TCP/IP, ethernet, and some of the power line
communication circuitry in a $10 integrated circuit. That would be a
money maker, I think.
Shane
Isn't there a huge amount of noise on most power lines?
Yes. Maybe you could just send every packet 3 or more times. Or maybe
instead of ethernet, the protocol should include error correction. In
any case, I think there's a big market that no one has quite captured
yet. Whatever replaces X10 has to be open, secure, reliable,
expressive, and inexpensive. It doesn't need to support high bandwidth
or long distances, since existing network infrastructure already covers
that.
Shane
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