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News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) | Subject: IEEE 1394b compliant products
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 7 January 2002
IEEE 1394b to be showcased in Las Vegas
New technology advancing the capabilities of home networking with the latest IEEE 1394b compliant products will be demonstrated by Texas Instruments next week at the Consumer Electronics Show
New technology advancing the capabilities of home networking with the latest IEEE 1394b standard-compliant products will be demonstrated by Texas Instruments next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas (Booth 13737). The new technology is among the first in the industry to be showcased that provides high-speed 1394b communications at distances up to 100m over standard Category 5 (CAT5) cables.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 January 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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TI's 1394b technology will advance home networking by giving consumers an easy way to create robust, high-speed connections between their living room audio/video components, home office equipment, and personal entertainment devices in any room in the house.
IEEE 1394b, the new standard, is backward compatible with 1394a and leverages the large established market for products that already implement the earlier version of the high-speed bus.
The 1394b standard increases 1394a distances from 4.5m up to 100m, enabling high-speed communications over the bus throughout a house or small office building.
The 1394b standard also provides for transmission over a variety of media types, including CAT5 copper wiring, plastic optical fibre (POF), and glass optical fibre (GOF).
In addition, the top 1394b data transmission rates are increased by 8x from those of the 1394a standard, with the first generation providing up to 800Mbit/s over certain media types, including GOF.
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The focus of the demonstration at CES is 1394b over CAT5 wiring.
CAT5 wiring is a checklist item in any structured wiring installation.
It is inexpensive and commonly found in many new homes, as well as in homes that have been upgraded to support Ethernet, phone lines, security sensors, intercom systems, and other low voltage communications.
The plug-and-play, self-configuration of 1394 simplifies use, and 1394's high-quality connections are immune to many types of interference.
For consumer applications such as audio/video communications, which benefit from the transmission speeds and latency that can only be provided by wired media, 1394 provides an ideal complement to the lower speeds and portable convenience of home wireless networks.
TI's 1394 devices are advancing the digital home entertainment network with its simplicity to the consumer.
In the family room, products with 1394 will enable simpler wiring and the promise of a single remote.
One 1394 cable can handle audio, video, and control data, there are few steps required to set up a 1394 network and no tricky hubs or routers are needed.
A single 1394 connection is made between products, which are then daisy-chained together to create the network.
Networks using 1394 also can work with existing Ethernet-compatible software and hardware.
1394b over CAT5 expands the power of the 1394 network.
With long distance support, clusters of 1394 products throughout a house or small office can be linked together to achieve the ultimate digital home entertainment network.
TI has been at the forefront in developing new technology that complies with the 1394b version of the standard.
During August 2001, TI announced development of the industry's first 1394b-compliant technology, the basis for the long distance CAT5-specific technology now being demonstrated.
Later in 2002, TI plans to demonstrate 1394b transmission over POF, enabling higher-speed applications for automotive and other markets.
TI is currently developing integrated circuit solutions based on the technology it is demonstrating, with samples planned for availability during the second half of 2002.
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