Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)

1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Summary of NAN Applications, Market: A Need for Standards] Date Submitted: [15 July, 2008] Source: [James Pace] Company [Silver Spring Networks] Address [575 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063] Voice:[+1 (650)-298-4200], FAX: [+1(650)-363-5240], E-Mail:[pace@silverspringnet.com] Re: [] Abstract: [Summary of NAN Applications, Market: A Need for Standards] Purpose: [Contribution to Neighborhood Area Networks Interest Group (IG-NAN)] Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. Jay Ramasastry; James Pace /Silver Spring Networks

2. 09-May-2008 • doc.: IEEE 802. 15-XX Summary of NAN Applications, Market: A Need for Standards James Pace Silver Springs Networks 15 July 2008 IEEE 802.15 Interest Group: Neighborhood Area Networks Jay Ramasastry; James Pace /Silver Spring Networks

3. NAN Applications • Primary Utility Applications • Smart Grid Networks • Advanced Metering • TOU (time of use metering) • Demand Response • DA: Capacitor Banks, Switch Reclosers, Faulted Circuit Indicators… • Reduce technical line loss. Tuning--power quality. • Outage Management; Restoration • Many more… • Other Target Applications • Oil Fields and Platforms • Agriculture • Synergistic Applications • Industrial Wireless (e.g., WiHART; ISA100.a) • Home Area Networks (e.g., ZigBee) • Smart Cities James Pace /Silver Spring Networks

4. The Market • It’s BIG. • 90M meters under RFP over the next few years… • …in North America alone • Add in transmission and distribution devices • Legislation could recognize “communications obsolescence” • Multiplier Effect • Cost effective, reliable networking to the meter == increased Home Area • Network deployments == more 802.15.4 • Ubiquitous NAN fabric == cost effective Smart City Networks == more 802.15.4 • Ubiquitous NAN fabric == more backhaul points == more 802.16 and 802.11 09 May 2008 Slide 4 James Pace /Silver Spring Networks

5. Addressing the Market Today • A Taxonomy • Mesh networks • 900MHz FHSS • 2.4GHz • Tower Based, Star Topology • Some in licensed spectrum • Some proposing WiMAX • Powerline Carrier • Low-speed • Broadband over Powerline • Constraints • Cost effective: a relative term • Ubiquity • Reliable • “Sleepiness”, mobility, and ‘way cheap’ are NOT constraints • Goldilocks? 09 May 2008 Slide 5 James Pace /Silver Spring Networks

6. Why Standards? Why IEEE? • Customers (utilities) are asking for them • De-risk purchasing decisions for utilities, regulators, and RATEPAYERS • Commoditization: good for utilities and RATEPAYERS • It’s the Law. Or Becoming the Law. • Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 (US) • DoE and NIST looking to IEEE • Arguably, we need something to do besides our day jobs! 09 May 2008 Slide 6 James Pace /Silver Spring Networks

7. Summary • Market == BIG. Very Big. • The Challenge of Scale == Technically Interesting • Societal Good • Environment. Carbon reduction. • Energy independence • More efficient economies • Time constrained. A sense of urgency. • A rare confluence. 09 May 2008 Slide 7 James Pace /Silver Spring Networks