AGellmann BOPL 060704

BoPL – Why Do We CareDenver, June 7, 2004: 

BoPL – Why Do We Care Denver, June 7, 2004 Alexander D. Gelman, Ph.D. Chief Scientist, Panasonic Digital Networking Laboratory Vice President – Membership Development, IEEE ComSoc adg@research.panasonic.com

Broadband Over PowerLineOutline: 

Broadband Over PowerLine Outline

Internet is Racing The Planet: 

Internet is Racing The Planet Population Internet Users Population Segment Networked Sometime and Somewhere Population Segment Networked MostTime MostWhere CE Industry’s Objective: Networking AnyTime, AnyWhere, by AnyBody Digital Divide

Consumer Networking: The Value Proposition: 

Consumer Networking: The Value Proposition

Consumer Networking Scenario: 

Consumer Networking Scenario Internet Public Area Hot Spot ASP Home Automation Network Home Computing Network O O Home Entertainment Network Home Server STB + BGW Country Home Home Mobile

Home Networking User Preference of Wiring: 

Home Networking User Preference of Wiring 40% 20% Wireless Prefered Home Networking Technologies Wireless: UWB, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11 Wireline: HPNA, HomePlug Computing Entertainment

PLC-based Home Network: HomePlug: 

PLC-based Home Network: HomePlug No new wiring Rate v1.0 14 Mb/s Multi-tone, adaptive modulation Logical domain separation http://www.homeplug.org

Domestic Productivity and EconomicsRemote Access to Networked Appliances : 

Domestic Productivity and Economics Remote Access to Networked Appliances HPNA Refrigerator content Shopping list from Home Server Appliances status & Ctl Notification by Appliances Supermarket Hot Spot PowerLine Network O O Home Server RGW Home Information repository Networked Refrigerator 802.11 Shopping Lists Coupons Sale & real-time pricing information

Consumer Safety Home Security Application: 

Consumer Safety Home Security Application Wireless Carrier Internet Security Camera Home Server Application Features: Storage of dynamic security data Data retrieval as needed and upon alert Alert notification to a mobile and static monitor RGW

Healthcare Application: 

Healthcare Application Internet Home Server Sensors Health GW Family Doctor Wireless Carrier MD Command Mssgs Medical Data Transformer

Broadband over PowerLine – The Service Architecture: 

Broadband over PowerLine – The Service Architecture ASP Courtesy: Enikia, Inc. Modified - ADG Power Meter is a natural candidate for BoPL Residential Gateway PowerLine Access Router - PLAR Fiber To The Transformer – FT3 ISP EML BoPL OSS Element Management Layer Operations Support System Visibility into each others’ domains is necessary for fault isolation CE Device Mgt. POrtal

Broadband over PowerLine – Possible Supply Value Chain: 

R&D Broadband over PowerLine – Possible Supply Value Chain Network Systems Si BoPL Operators PLAR Si Core Technology CPE Supplier MODEM Consumers S/W Vendor EML/OSS R&D R&D R&D R&D Academia IEEE: ComSoc, PES, EMCS, ITS

BoPL: Requirements Highlights: 

BoPL: Requirements Highlights Always-ON Rate-adaptive, Economy 64-384 kb/s, Business Class 1-2 Mb/S, Premium 10 Mb/S +, QoS Harmonized with HomePlug Automatic provisioning, EML/OSS, SLA: BoPL-ISP-ASP-CE_Dev_ Mgt Flexible Business Models: Flat-rate user subscription or ASP- supported service Open Standards - CE/White-Goods Supplier – BoPL Interop., Horizontal Market

BoPL: Standardization Scenario: 

BoPL: Standardization Scenario Liaison Liaison

Cooperation is required between Standards groups and then between BoPL operators (Utilities), ISPs, ASPs, CE & White Goods Suppliers.But partners need to understand each other’s intent and business models, otherwise…………..: 

Cooperation is required between Standards groups and then between BoPL operators (Utilities), ISPs, ASPs, CE & White Goods Suppliers. But partners need to understand each other’s intent and business models, otherwise…………..

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