Entropic unveils MoCA 2.0 USB bus-powered adapter

LAS VEGAS, USA: Entropic continues to push the boundaries by developing low power MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance)-based solutions. It announced the first MoCA 2.0 USB bus-powered adapter reference design to deliver a 'no excuses' whole-home network for high definition (HD) and Ultra HD video and streaming media services - all over existing coax in the home.

The reference design showcases Entropic's expertise in developing small form factor, lowest power MoCA 2.0 adapters that comply with the 2.5 Watt power consumption limit required for any USB bus-powered product.

Having a small, low power MoCA 2.0 reference design enables OEMs to design cost competitive products that are stringently regulated to meet lower power budgets.

Further, as a low-power solution, it offers lower overall system costs at the component, package and enclosure requirement levels, but does not sacrifice on performance.

For the consumer, the benefits are tremendous. Small enough to be tucked behind the television, game console or set-top box, the device seamlessly offers MoCA connectivity to any Ethernet-ready consumer electronics (CE) device or Pay-TV provider set-top-box without requiring an additional power adapter.

A MoCA 2.0 network, used as the home's backbone, can deliver net throughput rates of 400+ Mbps over 16 devices/nodes and 500+ Mbps when in turbo mode. With this amount of available throughput, the MoCA backbone exceeds the Quality of Service (QoS) requirements for connected CE devices such as smart TVs, game boxes, and connected devices with over the top (OTT) applications delivering buffer-free experiences, as well as ensuring a reliable method for managing high bandwidth HD or 4K/Ultra HD video coming to the TV.