Powerline home networking has recently enjoyed a significant boost in the base transfer rates. Ostensibly the HomePlug AV specification still quotes a maximum of 200Mbps, but thanks to some clever jiggery pokery, the newer IEEE 1901 super-standard means that a new slew of HomePlug AV kit has appeared with a throughput of 500Mbps. This new standard is still compatible with the existing HomePlug AV kit, although a mix of the two types of kit will dial down to the slower 200Mbps in practice.



Link: Techradar