The rapid worldwide proliferation of personal computers and the internet in homes, advancements in telecommunications technology, and progress in the development of smart devices have increasingly emphasized the last few hundred feet of any consumer-related network.
Distributing entertainment data over existing coax cable, phone lines and power lines has become the center piece of home networking evolution. Various Home Networking technologies enable service providers to drive the growing demand for new multimedia services such as IPTV and VoIP to the home and small offices, with guaranteed Quality of Service over the existing wiring.