Specifications

Introduction

devolo MicroLink ISDN Router & MicroLink dLAN ISDN Router

Cost factor and transmission quality

dLAN is an especially easy-to-use networking technology. You don't need to

lay cables and you can connect to the network at every power point.

The dLAN standard modulates and demodulates additional frequencies on

the power lines. Modulation and demodulation is a well-known and proven

method of data transmission, which has been in use in other applications for

a number of years. Now it is used to set up Internet and network accesses.

Depending on the attenuation factor, dLAN is capable of covering distances

of at least 200 meters.

With a maximum data transmission rate of 14 Mbps and symmetrical upload

and download, the dLAN standard is equivalent to classical Ethernet net

working solutions and is faster than the wireless standard 802.11b. Depend-

ing on the line quality, bandwidths of 6 to 8 Mbps are possible in practice—

quite sufficient for extending the Internet connection.

Data security and radiation

For security reasons, DES

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encryption is used, which guarantees secure

data transfer within the network. In addition, the power meter in the building

can act as a physical barrier against unwanted access from outside.

dLAN devices from devolo meet the stringent EU industrial standards and

comply with the current standards for electromagnetic radiation. Its radiation

level is actually well below that of Wireless LAN technologies.