Full Service Deployment via TV Broadband Networks - System Evolution Based on MSO Experiences and Requirements

1. Full Service Deployment via TV Broadband Networks -System Evolution Based on MSO Experiences and Requirements Malcolm Taylor (ECB)Luc Martens (tComLabs)Dirk Jaeger (ECCA) draft version

2. Outline • Introduction • Evolution of cable communication systems in European cable networks • Experience with Euro-DOCSIS • MSO requirements for future service provision

3. Introduction EuroCableLabs Migration tComLabs ECCA Technical Committee Euro-Cable Certification Board cooperation European Cable MSOs Certification of cable communication equipment (Euro-DOCSIS, Euro-PacketCable, ...) Certification testing on behalf of Certification Board Emerging technologies and standardisation

4. Euro-DOCSIS & DOCSIS • DOCSIS: Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications • Standards • DOCSIS 1.0: Data service over cable • DOCSIS 1.1: QoS for multimedia services • Euro-DOCSIS 1.x: European derivative • Uniform, consistent, open, non-proprietary, multi-vendor interoperable basis • SCTE maintains DOCSIS 1.0 standard • Access platform for other CableLabs standards • PacketCable for Multimedia services • OpenCable for iDTV services

5. Adaptation to • Physical properties of European CATV networks • European frequency allocations • Downstream Annex A of ITU-T J83 Adapt DOCSIS to Euro-DOCSIS American standard: DOCSIS DataOverCable Service Interface Specification European standard: Euro-DOCSIS

6. Cable ModemTermination System NetworkTermination Mod Demod Euro-DOCSIS Reference Architecture Operations SupportSystem Cable ModemTermination SystemNetwork Side Interface(CMTS-NSI) OSS Interface(OSSI) Customer PremisesEquipment Distribution Network Coax TX O/ENode Cable Modem RX Fiber Cable ModemRF Interface Generic Headend Switch orBackbone Transport Adapter Cable ModemCPE Interface(CMCI) CMTSRF Interface WAN

7. Euro-DOCSIS versions • Euro-DOCSIS 1.0 • Lightweight standard for best-effort internet • Euro-DOCSIS 1.1 • Offers QoS + enhanced security • Uses SNMPv3 for management (security + authentication) • Uses PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) for authentication and security • Basis for packet-based services such as VoIP over cable • Euro-DOCSIS 2.0 • Advanced physical layer using Advanced-TDMA and S-CDMA

8. Euro-DOCSIS standardisation • Euro-DOCSIS 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0are official annexes to the CableLabs DOCSIS 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 specifications • (Euro-)DOCSIS specification has been published as ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) and ITU specifications

9. Euro-PacketCable • Goals of Euro-PacketCable - IPCablecom*: • Provide packet-based voice, video and other high-speed multimedia services over the HFC network. • Build on the QoS capabilities of Euro-DOCSIS. • Design architecture that allows multiple vendors to rapidly develop low-cost interoperable solutions to meet time-to-market requirements. • Scalable network for millions of subscribers. • Use approved and widely adopted protocol standards. * ITU name for PacketCable and Euro-PacketCable.

10. Euro-PacketCable • Specifications based on PacketCable developed by CableLabs • Differences for Europe • Handset interfaces • Class features • SS7 differences • V5.2 • Electronic surveillance • Root Certificate Authority

11. MTA Cable Modem Signaling Gateway MTA MTA Media GatewayController Media Gateway Euro-PacketCable Reference Architecture: Single Zone CMTS HFC accessnetwork(DOCSIS) PSTN LDS MTA Cable Modem IPAT Cable Modem Managed IP Backbone Embedded MTA OSSBackoffice Call ManagementServer Standalone MTA Audio Server HFC accessnetwork(DOCSIS) PSTN CMTS Cable Modem Standalone MTA Embedded MTA

12. Euro-DOCSIS -Large scale deployment • Capacity supported by today’s systems: • 38 Mbps downstream • 10.2 Mbps (v 1.1), 40.9 Mbps (v 2.0) upstream • Service tiers provided by MSOs • 64 kbps ... 4 Mbps downstream • typically 128 kbps upstream • volume-based, time-based usage limits • Service take-up in some regions in Europe e.g. Belgium • 30% ... 40% of households with cable connection

13. Euro-PacketCable -Telephony over cable • First commercial deployments and plans for commercial deployments • Switzerland • Sweden • Belgium • Germany • others • Trials in various European countries

14. View into the future • (Euro-)DOCSIS service tiers offered today are not sufficient for midterm service planning • 3–5 years requirements for downstream bandwidth per user: 10 Mbps • IP service penetration forecast • 20 – 50 % medium term • almost 100 % long term

15. View into the future (cont.) • TVoIP for VoD and video streaming • will stimulate bandwidths demand • will occupy the major portion of IP bandwidth • Traffic characteristic will change • new statistical traffic models required for maximum channel utilisation

16. Summary • Euro-DOCSIS cable communication systems have been evolved to support requirements of European cable MSOs • Robust system with large scale deployments • Higher layer protocols for VoIP, etc. due to commercially rolled out on top of Euro-DOCSIS • Further evolution of system required to satisfy MSO demands future service provision