PLC-CLLI Will Help Boost Demand For PLC-Adapter
How could a PLC-adapter be cost-effective, robust and reliably
Applications In Home-Network (HAN)
Background:
• Power-line communications, making use of existing infrastructures,
were seen to have great potentials around year 2000!
• Many big-names in IT & T industries were involved - the great
PROMISES did not materialize by 2007, due to oppositions and
INHERENT-problems.
• BPL for Internet-access was virtually dead and gone by 2008;
• PLC for In-premises networks or HAN, struggled on as NICHE-markets
– HomePlug vendors alone having shipped 40million chips. But
INHERENT-problems remained until 2008, when the chief inventor of
CAL-LAB saw a need to file a patent for an apparatus or method to
overcome ALL the INHERENT-problems.
State of The Art did not address the INHERENT power-line
problems where PLC-adapters were employed!
• In theory, there were great improvements in digital-technologies to
improve the Connection-rates and Latency issues;
• Theoretically, 200Mbps-AV PLC-adapters were promoted by at least 3-
groups: HomePlug, UPA and HD-PLC;
• Up until 2009, demand for high-speed Connection-rate was generally for
DATA-transfers, with a small proportion for HDTV or Home-video or
Game-consoles. There were more unhappy users than happy users!
• In real-life, PLC for HAN is not dead BUT unlikely to meet the demands
for high-speed transfers, expected to be worth USD25billion by 2013.
What could adversely affect the performance of a PLC-adapter
setup, that PLC-adapters did not address for a decade?
Connection-rate & Latency will suffer, as a result of one or more listed below:
• Poor wiring – too old or badly configured circuits;
• Sharing same phase with Noise-generating Equipment (NGE) – such
as Switching-power supplies of PC, HP-chargers, network devices,
motorized equipment, power-tools, vacuum-cleaners, hair-dryers, etc.
• Sharing with heavy-load equipment – with or without EMI-filters
• Existence of ARCING-circuit(s) – arcing causes RF-noises, especially
when a circuit is being switched ON or OFF!
high-speed in order to meet future demands?
<Keep cost low but REAL-LIFE transfer-speed high!>
For PLC to meet the surge in demand by 2013, as a COST-effective connection
medium, the PLC-performance must improve while COST must be reduced!
• To improve performances, employ only the best DIGITAL-technology;
• Simplify design-features for economies of scale – target price: from
USD30 per adapter (when bundled with PLC-CLLI to end-users);
• Leave the enhancement of HAN-environments to PLC-CLLI to cost-
effectively overcome all the identified INHERENT-problems!
• Bundle PLC-CLLI with PLC-adapters – which will enable real-life
connection-rate to be close to theoretical speed (example: 200Mbps)
How does a PLC-CLLI cost-effectively overcome all the
inherent-problems, and enhance PLC-performance?
<Tap into experiences gained after selling 1,000,000 CLLI>
• Piggyback on CAL-LAB’s performance-proven CLLI technology to
create isolated SAFE-islands for each PLC-friendly environment
• Employ patent-pending PLC-friendly circuit-combinations + CLLI-
technology to enhance PLC-adapter performance.
• Enables mass-production for economies of scale – target price: from
USD20 per PLC-CLLI ( when bundled with adapters to end-users)
P&C – Best-case Cost analysis:
<For a typical 2-outlets PLC-CLLI>
• Technology, Tooling & Engineering costs: USD3.00
• Indirect Overhead: USD1.00
• Direct Material, Labor & QA costs: USD5.00
• Direct Packaging & Marketing costs: USD2.00
• Interest & Financial costs: USD0.50
• Warehouse & delivery costs: USD0.50
• Minimum mark-up: USD2.00
• Best-price (whole-sale): USD14
Drafted by PC / Oct 13, 2008
For Performance analysis – with & without PLC-CLLI and more info on how
to identify what version of PLC-CLLI to be employed and how to create a
high-speed SAFE-island for each setup, please contact us:
Email – callab@callab.com.my / callabkl@gmail.com Phone: +6012-7718225
Or visit : www.cal-lab.com