Re: [tlug] Gigabit Internet connection

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Curt Sampson wrote:
> On 2008-12-09 09:15 +0100 (Tue), Attila Kinali wrote:
> > I'd be really surprised if anyone got to much more than 100Mbit/s
> > over normal telefon wires. Actually, if they really got acheivable
> > 100Mbit/s over telefon wires...

> Here in Japan, we've got something called "Family" fibre, which
> basically means that they terminate one strand at the demarc (or "MDF",
> as they so cutely put it in Japan) in an apartment building and share
> it amongst everyone. You get to the fibre via a pair of 100 Mbps SDSL
> modems running over the internal building cabling. Now I don't know if
> these *really* do 100 Mbps, but mine certainly managed more than 80
> in each direction simultaneously when the tech. was testing the link
> between my apartment and some place down the line. I'm on the fifth
> floor; the demarc is on the first floor.

Isn't that mansion not family type.  I have one of the variations of 
family type and its fiber all the way to the modem.  Though it is only 
multi mode fiber.

> We also have in Japan systems that will network over home power cable
> (yes, the 100V stuff), which if I recall correctly claim to run at about
> 180 Mbps.

Apparently it performs great as long as your cable shielding is good and 
there are no other devices are on the line ;)

I presume you are talking about HD-PLC[1].  From what I heard it sounded 
like a decent idea for cheap appliance connectivity[2] but not something 
you would want to use for serious networking.

Edward

1. http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20071001/139939/
2. I gather the technology has the potential to be manufactured cheaply.