Home information wiring system using UTP cable for IEEE1394 and Ethernet systems

Author

Maki, Masahiro ; Hamada, Seiji ; Tokuda, Masamitsu ; Shimoshio, Yoshifumi ; Kuwabara, Nobuo

Author_Institution

Matsushita Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Fukuoka, Japan

Volume

47

Issue

4

fYear

2001

fDate

11/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

921

Lastpage

927

Abstract

IEEE1394 and Ethernet systems are being extensively adopted for data communications equipment, including audiovisual equipment and personal computers. This paper proposes a wiring system that enables the simultaneous transmission of IEEE1394 signals and Ethernet signals along a single UTP-CAT5 cable consisting of four twisted pairs. The requirements of this wiring system were determined by taking into account the specifications of both IEEE1394 and Ethernet systems and the actual domestic environment. Home network adapters were developed to connect IEEE1394 and Ethernet cable to UTP cable. Insertion loss, crosstalk, and eye-diagrams were measured to evaluate the system´s performance. The results show that our proposed wiring system is capable of transmitting both the IEEE1394 signal and the Ethernet signal simultaneously at 100 Mbps up to a distance of 100 m along a UTP-CAT5 cable

Keywords

IEEE standards; cable testing; crosstalk; electric connectors; home computing; local area networks; loss measurement; telecommunication standards; twisted pair cables; 100 Mbit/s; 100 m; Ethernet cable; Ethernet signals transmission; Ethernet systems; IEEE 1394 signals transmission; IEEE1 394 systems; IEEE1394 cable; UTP-CAT5 cable; audiovisual equipment; crosstalk; data communications equipment; domestic environment; eye-diagrams; home information wiring system; home network adapters; insertion loss; performance evaluation; personal computers; twisted pairs cable; wiring system; Communication industry; Costs; Crosstalk; Ethernet networks; Home automation; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.982809

Filename

982809