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In-Home AV Network Topology
Corinex AV200 Powerline Ethernet Adapter
4 In-Home AV Network Topology
4.1 Introduction
An In-Home AV network is made of an access point (AP) node and several end
points (EPs). One and only one access point (AP) can be in an In-Home AV network.
However, it is possible that more than one In-Home AV network can coexist
together, each of them with its own AP, because each of them is isolated from the
others by means of a different network identifier. A modem can be configured as a
Fixed AP (i.e. it always will be an AP) or an automatic EP/AP. In case of automatic
configuration, the In-Home AV protocol will decide dynamically if the node becomes
an EP or an AP. It means, that in a network where no Access Point (AP) has been
defined, at least one of the End Points (EPs) will redefine itself as an automatic AP.
Note: It is not necessary to have full connectivity between all of the nodes
in one network. The network topology will be configured automatically,
allowing for the use of repeaters if the connectivity between two nodes
falters.
The necessary steps to set a basic In-Home AV network are, for each node, as
follows:
- Set its IP address. It should be a unique
IP address (e.g. private address like
10.10.1.<last MAC address byte>).
- Select the spectral configuration (
notches enabled or disabled).
- Set the Network Identifier. It should be the same value for all nodes in the
network.
- Configure the Encryption Key. It should also be the same value for all nodes in
the network.
- It is not necessary to configure the In-Home AV MAC, since there is only one
available network topology in current firmware version. To configure a Fixed
AP is optional.
4.2 Network Scenarios
In this section the user is presented with a few network scenarios, explaining the
application and necessary configuration.
There are two types of an In-Home AV network.