Has anyone done this before? Or is my only option buying 8 adapters? But I haven't found any content online where someone has actually tried this. And theoretically, Solution 2 should work. Solution 2 seems to be the more plausible option - I don't think a MoCA switch even exists as I can't find any information on such an item anywhere. And like the previous solution, plug in my 4 coax cables to the splitter, and attach an adapter at the other end of each line (1 splitter and 5 MoCA adapters) Solution 2 - Basically creating a rudimentary switch by using a single MoCA adapter plugged into my router and attaching a 4-way coax splitter. Solution 1 - Find a MoCA switch I can plug in my coax lines into, and have an adapter at the opposite end of each cable (1 MoCA switch + 4 MoCA adapters) ![]() Instead of getting 8 MoCA adapters, this is what I'm hoping to do: I have 4 existing coax lines running from the basement to 4 separate rooms - the living room, office and 2 bedrooms. You could stay up to date on Computer Networking/IT Technologies by subscribing to this blog with your email address in the sidebar box that says, ‘Get email updates when new articles are published’.I'm hoping to improve my home network by using MoCA adapters. ![]() At the least, MoCA can be considered as an effective alternative to wired, wireless, powerline networks for a few applications. of devices that can be connected to this network, limited bandwidth carrying capacity, cost of creating and maintaining a new network, etc. Hence – just my thoughts – MoCA maybe useful in enterprises and small businesses to carry the bandwidth intensive video conference/video surveillance signals using a separate coaxial cable network, without gobbling up a lot of bandwidth on the regular network, freeing it up for other applications. MoCA is also approved by DLNA for media discovery and streaming. MoCA, hence, is optimized to carry high-bandwidth low-latency HD video. Think about this – Coaxial cables were used extensively to carry video signals for many years. One device (typically a STB or router) acts as a network controller. The maximum distance between root unit and last unit is 300 feet. MoCA data channel supports up to 16 nodes, which can be a combination of different MoCA certified products like adapters, routers, etc. One can also create point to multi-point (full mesh, peer-to-peer) network to connect multiple Ethernet devices. One can create a point to point network between two Ethernet devices using coaxial cables running between them, using MoCA adapters, as shown in the above diagram. This technology is backward compatible with MoCA 1.0/1.1. MoCA 2.0 supports QoS & priority control with three traffic channels – High (voice), Medium (streaming media), Low (Interactive and best effort). The higher bandwidth is achieved by expansion of operating channel bandwidth to 100 Mhz and channel bonding. MoCA 2.0 is the recent standard that supports data rates up to 400 Mbps (baseline mode) or 800 Mbps (enhanced mode). Since it operates above 500 Mhz, interference, cross talk and noise maybe less. This technology uses 50 Mhz channels in the 850 – 1525 Mhz spectrum. MoCA 1.0/1.1 standard supports data rates of up to 135 Mbps/175 Mbps, respectively. Similarly, MoCA is an alternative to create a data network using coaxial cables. Powerline networks that carry data over the power lines/electrical cables is an option, with its own advantages and limitations. ![]() Wireless network, though convenient, has its speed/capacity limitations, disconnection problems and dead spot issues. But it may not be required at all places, and creating a new network might be expensive/not feasible. Wired network (using copper twisted pair cables – Cat 6/7) is the best option any day. For example, if a remote home-turned-office has coaxial cables running within, it is possible to create a computer network (LAN) using it, with MoCA adapters that can carry data, voice and video. It’s an alternative to wired/wireless/powerline networking technologies.Īdvances in home networking segment (such as this) might have applications in remote offices/factories, as well. It’s a technology that enables coaxial lines (provided for Cable TV) to carry data, voice and video inside a home/small office. MoCA stands for Multimedia over Coax Alliance.
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