Home Network Now and Then : Home Network Now and Then Speaker: 李志仁 (Lee, Chih-Jen) Project Leader Adviser: 陳惠嫈 (Chen, Hui-Yeen) Office Manager Network Development Office Panasonic Taiwan Laboratories (PTL) 03/15/2004


Agenda: Agenda Why home network? From users’ point of view From appliance manufactory’s point of view Home Network Technology Brief Panasonic Current Status Conclusion Presentation Objectives Introducing Home Network Industry. Describing how home network runs and goes.


Why home network: Why home network After broadband to home, what then? Home users require home automation Integration needed when more and more smart devices come out What is the next step of Internet? Internet free-of-charge fails, but home network? A dream of fully connected world.


Alarm system: Alarm system One more hour earlier


Sleeping Mode: Sleeping Mode


Automatically Wakeup: Automatically Wakeup


Fantasy Swimming Pool: Fantasy Swimming Pool Adjust water Temperaturewhen you’re in.


Wind Chamber (Semi-Trusted Room): Wind Chamber (Semi-Trusted Room) Simple Authentication


Are you still alive?: Are you still alive? Health Service Provider Checkout usage of home appliances !!!


From users’ point of view: From users’ point of view


Home Applications: Home Applications Remote control Entertainment Communication Notification Supervising/Monitoring …


Survey of user needs in Japan: Survey of user needs in Japan According to 2003 inner survey Willing to pay Willing to pay Electricity price is twice than in Taiwan


Survey of user needs in Euro: Survey of user needs in Euro Future Home Consortium The Future Home consortium consists of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Coordinator), CiaoLab, Nokia, Wrap, Cefriel, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Tomorrow Focus AG, and Thomson. Applications: Home message center (recording news) Home safety Intelligent wind chamber (semi-trusted room) for service providers Solutions supporting your own health care.


Survey of user needs in Taiwan: Survey of user needs in Taiwan Home Safety 90%+ Home control 80%+ Improvement service 80%+ Home Healthy 70%+ Information/Monitoring 70%+ Home safety, healthy 40%+ Home Control/Monitoring 20%+ Information sharing /Improvement services 10~20% Wanted right away.


From appliance manufactory’s point of view: From appliance manufactory’s point of view


Home network stakeholders: Home network stakeholders Power Line network Wireless Network Monitoring home Home Gateway (NAT, firewall) Intermediates Gateway Sub-Gateway Sub-Gateway ASP ISP/Operator Home Appliance Manufactures Switch/Router Manufactures Home users Finding Starting Point PC Manufactures


PC’s v.s. Appliance’s: PC’s v.s. Appliance’s PC Dummy Appliance Smart Appliance System built by professionals System built without professionals Offer more services without professional involved Low power hardware Better power hardware High performance hardware Easy Configuration Tailor performance Introduce network needs Appliance based on general-purpose Central Smart Display IP-based


Microsoft: Microsoft XP – Gateway PC-based Smart-Display


Custom Home Control: Custom Home Control CEShow2003Imply


Fujitsu: Fujitsu Mainly Support AV system and PC system


Toshiba : Toshiba Bluetooth Display system (smart display) Support House keeper, Entertainment, Security


Hitachi : Hitachi IPv6 Based Network


Panasonic: Panasonic


Panasonic: Panasonic Monitoring home Home Gateway (NAT, firewall) Kebab services Gateway K-station Broadband Receiver (DVD) HVAC Watching Machine Microwave oven Monitoring Remote control Life safety Tnavi Service Daily Life Information 特小無線advantage High speed Power LineNetwork advantage


Home Network Evolution: Fully connected Group Connected Services with fully integration Service with products and SP Home Network Evolution Network evaluation Service Evaluation Service with a individual product One connected


Home Network Technology Brief: Home Network Technology Brief


Home Network Topology: Subnet 3 … xxx network Home Network Topology Light Electric Lock Subnet 2 Power Line network Subnet 1 Wireless Network Monitoring home Home Gateway (NAT, firewall) Service Provider Gateway Sub-Gateway Sub-Gateway DVD Recorder Addressing/Routing Security Real-time services Security (PLC/Wireless) Subnet 3 … xxx network


Home Network Protocol Stack(For examples): Echonet UPnP IPSec/SSL UPnP Security Home Network Protocol Stack (For examples) ADSL, Ethernet, 802.11a/b Low Power RF, PLC, DCT Networked Home Appliances Software PF (Discovery/Binding) Device/Service Object (event handling) ECHONET Communication ECHONET Secure Middleware SSDP GENA SOAP HTTP UPnP Device Arch Application Application Central/distributed system Object/control model Interoperability Hardware enhancement


Home Network Characteristics: Home Network Characteristics Easy configuration needed Home automation needed (service collaboration) Infrastructure for integration needed Different user needs Different network environment Different manufactories Overcome lower-power appliances Security Issues (Authentication, Access control)


Patent Search Example(1): Patent Search Example(1) Know your competitors *Patent Search for service with access control


Patent Search Example(2): Patent Search Example(2) Time Status *Patent Search for service with access control


Patent Search Example(3): Patent Search Example(3) Importance, main solutions … Current Competitors *Patent Search for service with access control


Panasonic Current Status: Panasonic Current Status


Panasonic: Panasonic Monitoring home Home Gateway (NAT, firewall) Kebab services Gateway K-station Broadband Receiver (DVD) HVAC Watching Machine Microwave oven Monitoring Remote control Life safety Tnavi Service Life-Information 特小無線 advantage High speed Power Line Network advantage (190Mbs+) SD network HomePlugAV Spec


Excerpt from Forbes global (Jan, 12, 2004): Excerpt from Forbes global (Jan, 12, 2004) 42*50 inch thin-plasma display at prices and quality levels nobody could match Pioneered the new product category of DVD recorders with hard disk drive SD memory card format is beating Sony’s equivalent A real battle will come, two or threes years latter, when TVs are with a brain (chip) and with broadband.


Conclusion (Future Issues): Conclusion (Future Issues) New business model. What is the starting point? Many Networks and Faster Ethernet, Power Line, Phone line, IEEE 1394, USB, Wireless LAN/PAN(802.11b, Bluetooth, Home RF), IrDA). Home Network System Standard UPnP, SCP, Echonet, OSGi, Jini, HAVi, CEBus, LonWork, X-10 Security Solutions Better Power at appliances (such as TV chip) Home Network is coming soon!!


Q&A: Q&A


Appendix:Home Net development in the world: Appendix: Home Net development in the world Senior citizens New house case Total solution IP world PC centric PC-based solutions Easy Configuration User choice services Supporting IPv6 Built a digital village Promotion and Technology org E.C. SAA


Appendix CEATEC 2003: Appendix CEATEC 2003


Slide40: Camera robot


Appendix (In Taiwan): Appendix (In Taiwan)


Information Appliance Alliance: Information Appliance Alliance www.ia.org.tw , founded at Feb. 23, 2000 Members from Gov, Industry, Academic, and R&D sectors. Objectives: Ensure efficacy of investment capital use Establish a supply-side IA infra with correct market needs Internationalization of the IA industry (Taiwan Brand …) 召集人 IA 產業指導委員會 執行祕書 (professional staff) SIGs of WinCE, Palm OS, Linux, EPOC, Game Console, WAP, Net Home Appliance, AVIS, Penbex, iTV/ETV


Smart Appliance Alliance: Smart Appliance Alliance Hosted by 經濟部技術處 (能資所) Established at Aug. 14, 2002 Members from Gov, Industry, Academic, and R&D sectors. Objectives: Unifying the standard communication protocol of appliances Related tasks about testing and certificates Realizing the e-life vision of National Project: Challenge 2008 召集人 執行祕書 (professional staff, ITRI ERL) FY91 Communication Module SIG, Communication Protocol SIG FY92 New Products SIG, Sales SIG, Certificate SIG