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2. Power-line communication - Wikipedia

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   Power line communications can also be used in a home to interconnect home computers and peripherals, and home entertainment devices that have an Ethernet port. Powerline adapter sets plug into power outlets to establish an Ethernet connection using the existing electrical wiring in the home (power strips with filtering may absorb the power line ...

3. HomePlug - Wikipedia

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   In a simple home network, the Internet gateway router connects via Ethernet cable to a powerline adapter, which in turn plugs into a nearby power outlet. A second adapter, plugged into any other outlet in the home, connects via Ethernet cable to any Ethernet device (e.g., computer, printer, IP phone, gaming station). Communications between the ...

4. Broadband over power lines - Wikipedia

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   The router or networking devices act as gateways for data transmission and reception. Repeaters and Amplifiers: In larger BPL deployments, repeaters or amplifiers may be installed along the power lines to boost the signal strength and extend coverage. These devices ensure that the BPL signals maintain sufficient quality and reach distant locations.

5. Power over Ethernet - Wikipedia

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   802.3 refers to Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE), which provides power on the Ethernet cable. This device may be a network switch, in the standard Endpoint PSE (commonly called an endspan device) or a PoE injector, Midspan PSE in the standard, an intermediary device between a switch that does not provide PoE (or one that cannot provide sufficient ...

6. List of networking hardware vendors - Wikipedia

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   Networking hardware typically refers to equipment facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, this includes routers, switches, access points, network interface cards and other related hardware. This is a list of notable vendors who produce network hardware.

7. Network interface controller - Wikipedia

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   A network interface controller (NIC, also known as a network interface card, [3] network adapter, LAN adapter and physical network interface [4]) is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network. [5] Early network interface controllers were commonly implemented on expansion cards that plugged into a computer bus.