Powerline networking is becoming refined enough that it has its own devices ready to utilize the wiring of a home. On January 4, 2010, Gigle Networks announced that Blusens has integrated Gigle's Mediaxtream/HomePlug AV communications solution in the final production models of its Blubrain high-definition television (HDTV) entertainment center.
The Blusens Blubrain entertainment center leverages Gigle's GGL541 multimedia home networking IC to manage, play and distribute audio/visual content to multiple devices using Internet protocol (IP) streaming via a home's existing powerlines. Gigle's GGL541 offers the highest performance of any wireline IC, with both a 1Gbps anywire channel leveraging the company's Mediaxtream technology and 200Mbps over powerline using industry-standard HomePlug AV technology.
Using Gigle's technology, the Blubrain multimedia center and other home-entertainment devices are automatically integrated into the Blubrain Connected Home network, simply by plugging them into existing powerlines within the home.
Gigle's GGL541 is a fully integrated single-chip solution, with physical-layer (PHY), media access control (MAC) and Smart Mesh home/Quality-of-Service (QoS)/Class-of-Service (CoS) switching capabilities. The cost-optimized device eliminates any external memory or complex support circuitry, and is capable of meeting the active and standby power requirements for adapters of the Energy Using Products Directive (EuP) Lot 6.
This multimedia chip makes possible a powerline-connected entertainment center through which high quality audio and video can be streamed.