Final Paper: Cross-Layer or Hybrid Analysis and Recommendations

Final Paper: Cross-Layer or Hybrid Analysis and Recommendations
According to "Cat-5" (2014), "Cat-5, short for Category 5, network cabling that consists of four twisted pairs of copper wire terminated by RJ45 connectors. Cat-5 cabling supports frequencies up to 100 MHz and speeds up to 1000 Mbps. It can be used for ATM, token ring, 1000Base-T, 100Base-T, and 10Base-T networking. Computers hooked up to LAN s are connected using Cat-5 cables, so if you're on a LAN, most likely the cable running out of the back of your PC is Category 5. Cat-5 is based on the EIA/TIA 568 Commercial Building Telecommunications Wiring Standard developed by the Electronics Industries Association as requested by the Computer Communications Industry Association in 1985.”
In contrast to that are the electrical power lines. According to “Electrical Power lines” (2014), “Power line networking uses power line communications (PLC) to connect computers using existing power outlets in the home, essentially transforming every electrical outlet in the building into a network connection. Power line networking is one of the cheapest forms of home networking and has a low start-up cost and minimal IT workload.”
As we can see the startup cost and the workload and management for IT is leaned towards the PLC which is easy to implement and maintain. However the standard used in corporations are the Cat-5 network cabling. Even with the introduction of fiber optics the use of Cat-5 and 6 cabling is crucial to the connectivity of businesses across this nation. Broadband over power line uses high powered electrical lines.
Broadband over power line (BPL) is a service that allows communications data to be transmitted over high powered electrical lines. BPL is often called Internet over power line (IPL), power line communication (PLC),