Network wide Beacon Power: Provides better control of peak signal power on the coax by configuring the beacon power of nodes to an absolute number (within tolerance of the hardware) and advertise that absolute number to other nodes so that the same value is used after handoff.

Enhanced Privacy: Secure data communications with additional longer password and using different keys between MoCA 2.5 nodes compared to what MoCA 1.1/MoCA 2.0 nodes use along with the ability to control of data forwarding of legacy nodes to and from MoCA 2.5 nodes.

Management Proxy: Management of nodes that don’t have upper layer management support by supporting management queries from one node on behalf of other nodes.

MoCA protected setup (MPS): Easier setup and addition of new nodes with password sharing via push-button (similar to Wi-Fi WPS).

“In MoCA 2.5, service providers have another comprehensive standard from MoCA for building their networks.” “MoCA has once again raised the performance bar for home networking with an increase in throughput that is more than two and half times MoCA 2.0 with additional capabilities operators need and end users want. In addition, the technology was delivered in one year, from start to finish, further indicating that the Alliance can quickly respond to the market demands of operators,” says Charles Cerino, president of MoCA. MoCA 2.0 was released in January 2015 with a 400Mbps throughput. The DirecTV Ethernet-to-Coax Adapter ( DECA) uses MoCA on this 'Mid-RF' frequency band.The new specification is backward interoperable with MoCA 2.0 and MoCA 1.1.

E band channels are commonly used by DirecTV converter boxes.

Channels D1-D8 are commonly used for 'LAN' links, between set-top boxes and the router.Channel C4 is commonly used for Verizon FiOS for the 'WAN' link from the ONT to the router.Profile D: 1.5 Gbit/s, 2 Gbit/s and 2.5 Gbit/s net data rates up to 16 nodes.Profile C: 800 Mb/s net data rate with channel bonding up to 16 nodes, and 1 Gbit/s in turbo mode (two nodes only).

Profile B: 400 Mb/s net data rate up to 16 nodes, and 500 Mbit/s in turbo mode (two nodes only).MoCA 2.5 adds addition performance profiles: MoCA 2.5 offers actual data rates up to 2.5 Gbit/s, continues to be backward interoperable with MoCA 2.0 and MoCA 1.1, and adds MoCA protected setup (MPS), Management Proxy, Enhanced Privacy, Network wide Beacon Power, and Bridge detection. MoCA 2.0 also offers lower power modes of sleep and standby and is backward interoperable with MoCA 1.1. Packet error rate is 1 packet error in 100 million. Operating frequency range is 500 to 1650 MHz. Turbo Mode yields 1Gbit/s net throughput. MoCA 2.0 supports two performance modes, Basic and Enhanced, with 400 Mbit/s and 800 Mbit/s net throughputs (MAC), using 700 Mbit/s and 1.4 Gbit/s PHY rates, respectively. The Alliance publishes a list of certified products on their home page. MoCA 1.1 provides 175 Mbit/s net throughputs (275 Mbit/s PHY rate) and operates in the 500 to 1500 MHz frequency range. DLNA approved of MoCA as a layer 2 protocol. In the 7-layer OSI model, it would be part of the data link layer (layer 2). Within the scope of the Internet protocol suite, MoCA is a protocol that provides the link layer. Promoters (represented on the Board of Directors) include Arris, Broadcom, Comcast, Cox Communications, AT&T/ DirecTV, Echostar, Intel, MaxLinear and Verizon. The Alliance currently has 45 members including pay TV operators, OEMs, CE manufacturers and IC vendors. Multiroom digital video recorders (DVRs).In-home backbone for wireless network extension.Products integrating MoCA technology are found in the service-provider, custom-installer, and retail channels. The Digital Living Network Alliance approved the MoCA technology specification for incorporation into its guidelines in 2009. MoCA 1.0 was approved in 2006, MoCA 1.1 in April 2010, MoCA 2.0 in June 2010, and MoCA 2.5 in April 2016. MoCA has now entered the broadband access market targeting MDUs ( Multidwelling Units). There are three versions of the specification currently available, MoCA 1.1, MoCA 2.0, and MoCA 2.5. MoCA technology runs over the existing in-home and in-building coaxial cabling, enabling whole-home distribution of high definition video and content.

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