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…a major new consumer data opportunity for our National Advancement High Speed PowerLine Networks Daniel J. Middleton Vice President Americas, NOR.WEB dmiddle@nortelnetworks.com

Overview: 

Overview Introduction Market Drivers Issues/Solutions to Power Line Communications Current Power Line Market Status The Services Opportunity Unfolds

Introduction: 

Introduction Powerline based networks are highly viable, even a preferable medium. Powerline based high speed data systems are being rolled out NOW over Utility and Home Wires. With leadership from the FCC and UTC, investment can be accelerated into the Americas for powerline networks.

Power Line Evolution: 

Power Line Evolution Established Niches over a decade: PowerLine based systems began over a decade ago for control systems, truck and shipboard monitoring of goods. CeBus standard delivered control systems for low bit rate appliance control Moore’s Law offering improved DSP and modulation techniques to handle noise Speeds up to 356 kbps in home systems and 100kbps shipboard systems Speeds up to 1000 kbps in Access to the home in Europe Next Generation: 2-10 Mbps over useable spectrum for both in home and access to the home in the course of 12-18 months. Market space greatly expands to include IP appliances, IP Voice, High Speed Access with In Home LAN’s

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The Reference Point - Access Advancements in powerline access protocols offered opportunity for UK and Europe to move. Dense homes/transformer drove market introduction. Systems deep in trials with systems in UK, Europe, and Asia for access to premises with major utilities covering >50million power users. North America has a newer infrastructure with strong growth that is seeking an alternative connection. Growth is occurring via powerline data in EU, Asia, and UK USA would be able to benefit from this experience Rest of World

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The Reference Point - In Premise Multiple PC/Printer homes hit the 20 million mark Demand for high bandwidth services extends into and around the home/SOHO to minimize cost Powerline systems at 356kbps in stores in 1998 and offer the reuse of wire every 6 feet Powerline systems in use in trucking industry and shipping industry at sub 100kbps Next generation of systems drive to 10 mbps levels USA Activate multimedia services

PowerLine WAN/LAN Delivering Value Add: 

PowerLine WAN/LAN Delivering Value Add “Continuous Delivery of a Commodity Service to a Premise” “The continuous Delivery of Services to a premise that accelerates End User access to high speed content, education, and experiences” “Discreet use of a high speed connection” “Home networks linked to deliver cost saving and services to add value to our lifestyles” The Premise The Access

Overview: 

Overview Introduction Market Drivers-Access Market Drivers-Premise Issues/Solutions to Power Line Communications Current Power Line Communications Market The Services Opportunity

The Market Drivers - Access: 

The Market Drivers - Access END USER seek appliance-like low-cost, high speed and easy access to Internet ISPs seek new high-speed access solutions driven by global growth of data services POWER UTILITIES seek new revenue opportunities presented through deregulation GLOBAL CARRIERS seek alternative access over Telcos and CATV operators GOVERNMENT seek to bring new competition and options to the consumer base

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U.S. Residential High -Speed Internet Access Addressable Market Source: International Data Corporation, September 1998 Total Existing Technologies: ISDN, Wireless, DSL, Cable modem, Satellite. 1999-2002 (M) PC’s

The Market Drivers - Premise: 

The Market Drivers - Premise END USER seek appliance-like low-cost, high speed and easy access to Internet that is shared amongst devices (ie one HS modem per home) ISPs seek new high-speed access solutions driven by global growth of data services and throughout the premise to new IP devices POWER UTILITIES seek new revenue opportunities presented through deregulation by leveraging their image into the home space. GLOBAL CARRIERS seek alternative access over Telcos and CATV operators and VoIP. GOVERNMENT seeks to bring new competition and options to the consumer base INDUSTRY seeks to fill in the missing link - the LAN to enable IP based devices investment

Home Networking Evolution: 

Home Networking Evolution Energy Management Home Security Resource Sharing Information Servers Network Applications Increase in Bandwidth Requirements Personal Networking all intelligent appliances in home, car, office, PSTN, internet Home Entertainment network of A/V: DVD, TV, Web TV, set-top box, etc. digitl furnace Home Networking (PC to PC networking) internet access printers/scanners files network gaming Home Automation/Control utilities Home Security/Surveillance

Today’s Key Drivers: 

Today’s Key Drivers Total 100% Source: Intel, 2/97 White paper, Yankee, 1998 Unaided; homes likely to purchase

Key Market Trends In the Home: 

Key Market Trends In the Home Drop in First Time PC Buyers, Multiple PC Households Growing Millions of Households U.S. Online Households 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Single PC Households Multiple PC Households Households are Racing Online . . . . . . And increasingly on Multiple PCs Source: Jupiter Communications 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 One-third (30M) of US households have Internet access devices including PCs By the year 2002, 15.3M households will depend on their in-home networking connections to enable communications between multiple PCs and other electronic devices Over 15 million of the nearly 100 million homes in the United State have two or more P.C.s This number is growing 30% annually

Intelligent Devices- 2001 Market Opportunity: 

Intelligent Devices - 2001 Market Opportunity Total Devices Emerging Devices Over 100M Intelligent devices requiring greater connectivity

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Overview Introduction Market Drivers Issues/Solutions to Power Line Communications Current Power Line Communications Market The Services Opportunity

Current Electricity Networks - Access: 

Current Electricity Networks - Access Most Ubiquitous Coverage of any media Delivers commodity services - always on High Reliability within the neighbourhood and home Capable of delivering > 1 MHz high-speed data without impacting current services Rural and Urban and Suburban networks have opportunity to become data pipes

High Speed Data Over Power Line: 

High Speed Data Over Power Line Technical Challenges: Coexistence of the data signals and the electric current. Identify and quantify issues with RFI regulations. Protecting the data signal from electrical noise. Current data services’ speed and capacity. Technical Solutions: Operating data signals at > 1 MHz. High efficiency coupling plus low signal power combine to satisfy RFI regulators. Unique protocol/modulation scheme that avoids the power noise. Next generation modulation techniques on a chip.

Next Generation Keys : 

Next Generation Keys Improved modulation and protocols as industry learning occurs. Improved regulations on emissions to a reasonable level that still avoids interference. Linkage of Access with In Home LAN to create interoperability standards. Acceptance by Industry as a viable first mile solution that drives new services and is allowed under regulation.

Current Electricity Networks-In Premise Advantages: 

Current Electricity Networks -In Premise Advantages Access Points every six feet Appliances all require placement at socket Ease of access at home entry point for HS Access Control systems and energy devices are all linked to power system New Internet devices will all be powered

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Overview Introduction Market Drivers Issues/Solutions to Power Line Communications Current Power Line Communications Market The Services Opportunity

European Status PowerLine Based Communications: 

European Status PowerLine Based Communications

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Global Utilities Adopting PowerLine Communications These utilities reach 35,000,000 power users.

Inaugural Trial Deployment: 

Inaugural Trial Deployment

Community Value: 

Community Value Headmaster, Elementary School in Manchester, England Utilizing a PowerLine based network since end of 1997

High Level Architecture View: 

High Level Architecture View POP Intranet/Internet Content Network Fiber Wireless Copper xDSL Neighborhood powerlines serve as first mile connection ~200 home neighborhoods on one transformer

Typical Architecture (EU): 

Ethernet Low Voltage Distribution IP Voice/fax ? IR link ? Basestation LV Substation Data Modem FDDI SDH core Hub X Basestations Mainstation (ATM Switch) Typical Architecture (EU) Couplers

North America Status: 

North America Status

North America Market Status: 

North America Market Status Industry is prime for new alternative to reach the consumer to serve demand for high speed access. FCC’s interest in establishing the correct Part 15 limits is key to investment by the industry. In Home LAN’s are in the market at 100 and 356kbps speeds in the retail space Next generation multimeg LAN solutions in the market in less than 12 months for trials/early retail. Home PC Home PC Peripherals Game Console Legacy PC CM DSL DPL Content/Apps/Services

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Overview Introduction Market Drivers Issues/Solutions to Power Line Communications Current Power Line Communications Market The Services Opportunity

Single High Speed Connection : 

Utility Intranet Application Server PSTN / ISDN National/International DPL Basestation WWW Phoneline based Standard Cat 5 Wireless Powerline DPLComms Module DPL Basestation DPL CM Ethernet Within net Between net Data Switch Content & Services Server PC Single High Speed Connection

Web TV - Inter/Intranet Services: 

Utility Intranet Data Switch PSTN / ISDN National/International DPL Basestation WWW DPLComms Module Set top Box DPL Basestation DPL CM Ethernet Within net Web TV - Inter/Intranet Services Between net TV (with Windows) Content & Services Server Phoneline based Standard Cat 5 Wireless Powerline

Voice / Conference IP: 

Utility Intranet Fax Server Ethernet IP phone PSTN / ISDN National/International DPL Basestation WWW Voice IP Gateway DPLComms Module InConference Server Fax Box Analogue Fax USB IP phone Graphics InConference (no voice) Microsoft Multimedia Netmeeting Mic Speaker DPL Basestation DPL CM Ethernet Within net Between net Voice / Conference IP Phoneline based Standard Cat 5 Wireless Powerline

Premise Control / Monitoring: 

Utility Intranet Data Switch PSTN / ISDN National/International DPL Basestation WWW PowerLine & RF only DPLComms Module DPL Basestation DPL CM Ethernet Within net Premise Control / Monitoring Between net PC (with Windows) Set top Box TV (with Windows) OR Temperature Security Lighting Audio/Video White Goods Premise power network

Delivery / Control / Diagnostics: 

Utility Intranet Data Switch PSTN / ISDN National/International DPL Basestation WWW PowerLine & RF Only DPLComms Module DPL Basestation DPL CM Ethernet Within net Delivery / Control / Diagnostics TV (with Windows) SERVICE CENTRE PC (with Windows) Set top Box OR Temperature Security Lighting Audio/Video White Goods Premise power network

Which are the Winning Services ?: 

Which are the Winning Services ? Internet Intranet Publishing Broadband Narrowband Interactive Broadcast Interactive Shopping Remote Learning N-VOD Targeted Advertising Work At Home Interactive Games VOD Videophone Telemetry On-line Information Voice Telephony

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PowerLine Doesn’t Care... Mass coverage by powerlines allows flexibility for consumers Mass coverage by powerlines allows de-risked investment by industry players Mass coverage by powerlines makes it important for the government to encourage success ...It’s MegaBits for the Masses!