The MRD further requires that the technology should maintain adequate QoS while supporting multiple, simultaneous VoIP calls while other nodes are transferring files and during multiple media streams. It must contain strong privacy features, including encryption and authentication, and it should support multiple logical networks on a single physical medium and be applicable to markets in North America, Europe and Asia. HomePlug's powerline home networking specification is planned to be released to HomePlug member companies by June 2001, providing the technology roadmap for HomePlug-compliant products and services. Under the direction of HomePlug's Technical Working Group, the Alliance has completed comprehensive North American field testing in more than 500 homes, and nearly 10,000 wiring paths throughout the U.S. and Canada. These tests have resulted in more than 25,000 files of data that the Technical Working Group is currently analyzing and reducing to a final report.
Planning is underway to begin similar field tests in Europe, Japan and Korea.
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