How do 3+ MoCA adapters communicate?

[scottyja]

So thanks to some users here I discovered MoCA and think it will work well in my case. The only part I don't understand is how more than 2 adapters communicate.

I'm assuming the basic setup would be:
- Comcast from outside to cable modem (coax)
- Cable modem to wireless router (cat5e)
- Wireless router to MoCA adapter (cat5e)
- MoCA adapter to wall port (coax)
<internal wall>
- Wall port in basement to MoCA adapter (coax)
- MoCA adapter to switch (cat5e)

However, if I wanted a 3rd location to be in the mix, how would all 3 communicate with each other. If I used a conventional splitter (with 1xIN and 2xOUT), the 2 OUTs wouldn't be able to communicate with each other, would they? Even if there were more OUT ports, there would only be 1:n communication.

Anyone successfully using 3+ MoCA adapters?

 

[scottyja]

I think I found the answer here. Looks like the OUT portions of the splitter are made to communicate with each other, so I would have to buy a 3 or 4 way splitter.

Anyone know if I would be able to send an OTA antenna signal from one of the MoCA adapters to the other without interfering with the existing signal?

 

[stevech]

MoCA 1.1 allows for 16 nodes.

Beware difference between a "splitter" and a "power divider". The former does propagate a sign backwards, from one of the output ports to the input port.

 

[scottyja]

Beware difference between a "splitter" and a "power divider". The former does propagate a sign backwards, from one of the output ports to the input port.

So if I'm just using the 3 OUT ports for each MoCA device to communicate with each other (no Satellite or Cable TV in the house), would it matter if I got a splitter vs. a power divider? This is the one I was looking at on amazon. I'm assuming it will work.

 

[stevech]

Sorry, I don't know. I do know that it's way overpriced as is all brand name "Monster" stuff.