Cisco Catalyst
Catalyst is the brand for a variety of network switches, wireless controllers, and wireless access points sold by Cisco Systems. While commonly associated with Ethernet switches, a number of different types of network interfaces have been availa ...
model 2900 switches using
Infineon Technologies
Infineon Semiconductor solutions is the largest microcontroller manufacturer in the world, as well as Germany's largest semiconductor manufacturer. It is also the leading automotive semiconductor manufacturer globally. Infineon had roughly 58,0 ...
PEF22822/PEB22811 VDSL QAM chipset like many other VDSL concentrators.
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customer-premises equipment
In telecommunications, a customer-premises equipment or customer-provided equipment (CPE) is any terminal and associated equipment located at a subscriber's premises and connected with a carrier's telecommunication circuit at the demarcation p ...
included the Cisco 575 desktop bridge.
Products were announced in February 2001 to be available in April 2001.
Infineon used the name 10BaseS for the technology,
Cisco included LRE in its Mobile Office marketing effort.
A few compatible devices were produced.
Cisco announced end-of-sale for the LRE products in October 2006, and its explanation page was removed from their web site in 2007.
HomePNA
The HomePNA Alliance (formerly the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance, also known as HPNA) is an incorporated non-profit industry association of companies that develops and standardizes technology for home networking over the existing coaxial ca ...
promotes similar technologies for use within a home rather than to a central office or business, with its 2.0, 3.0, and 3.1 releases. Different frequency bands are used so that VDSL and HomePNA can share the same wires.