G.hn technology offers a single, broadly supported standard for connecting networked devices over any existing wired infrastructure (powerline, coax and phone line) in the home. With the rapid expansion of 4K (Ultra-high Definition) content and the ubiquity of multi screens in the home, the need for a robust, high throughput home networking fabric is more demanding than ever.

The ability to deliver dependable coverage in real home environments that are plagued with interference obstacles such as surge protectors and appliances and the congestion challenges of MDUs is becoming essential for service providers to meet their customer’s requirements.

“G.hn Prime is a unique technology from Sigma Designs that further enhances the performance of our new highly integrated, single-chip low-power CG5300 family SOCs, and can also dramatically increase throughput on the current generation CG5200 solutions,” said Nadav Katsir, vice president home connectivity business unit at Sigma Designs.

“Our chips running G.hn Prime have a major performance edge where it counts, overcoming the limitations for achieving high transmission rates in the home. Also, G.hn Prime is highly scalable, supporting the largest number of devices, and the highest number of simultaneous video streams including multiple 4K video services, ensuring an outstanding consumer experience.”

G.hn Prime takes advantage of on-chip acceleration engines and algorithms to move data at twice the speed of the next-closest competitor’s product under TCP protocol which is the dominant delivery protocol for today’s streaming content. G.hn Prime is available as a firmware update included with Sigma’s CG5300 and CG5200 chipsets.

G.hn Prime also allows seamless expansion throughout the home. Sigma’s premium G.hn solutions ensure whole-home coverage through co-existence with G.hn, HPAV and HPAV2 devices.