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Entertainment Networking Filling In The Gaps

Entertainment Networking Filling In The Gaps . Bill Rose WJR Consulting, Inc. Chairman, CEA R7. WHY NETWORK?. For Service Providers. Lower CapEx. Reach More Eyes. Provide New Services. WHY NETWORK?. For Manufacturers (CE, IT). Add Value/Differentiate Products. Create New Products.

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Entertainment Networking Filling In The Gaps

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  1. Entertainment Networking Filling In The Gaps Bill Rose WJR Consulting, Inc. Chairman, CEA R7 WJR Consulting, Inc.

  2. WHY NETWORK? For Service Providers • Lower CapEx • Reach More Eyes • Provide New Services WJR Consulting, Inc.

  3. WHY NETWORK? For Manufacturers (CE, IT) • Add Value/Differentiate Products • Create New Products • Expand Market WJR Consulting, Inc.

  4. WHY NETWORK? For Consumers • To Make life easier • Share Products • Share Services WJR Consulting, Inc.

  5. The Consumer’s Three Biggest Complaints • Connector Confusion • Analog, Component, RF, S-Video, HDMI.. • Multiple Remote Controls • Selecting the Right Inputs • AV1…, DV1…, Channel 3/4… WJR Consulting, Inc.

  6. And the Contestants Are… Ethernet • WiFi • 100BaseT, Gigabit • Coax/MoCA • 1394 • 1394a: S200, S400 • 1394b: CAT5 • 1394c: S800 CAT5e • 1394 over coax WJR Consulting, Inc.

  7. CEA R7 - Home Networking • R7 WG 3 • VHN (CEA-851-A) • IP over 1394 backbone • Network of Networks • R7 WG 4 • A User Interface for Home Networks Using Web-based Protocols (CEA-2027-A) • Client/Server Model for Command/Control WJR Consulting, Inc.

  8. CEA-2027-A/B • Uses 1394 • Solves Connector Confusion • No need to choose input • Provides Future-Proof Bandwidth • Uses Web Browser, Web Server Model • One Remote Control • Future Proofs DTV, Connected Devices • Manufacturer Presents Own UI WJR Consulting, Inc.

  9. CEA-2027 Model Web Browser in DTV Control GET ID INFO 1394 cable Web Server in AV HDD WJR Consulting, Inc.

  10. CEA-2027 Model Web Browser in DTV Control 1394 cable Serve ID Info Web Server in AV HDD WJR Consulting, Inc.

  11. CEA-2027 Model Web Browser in DTV Control GET GUI 1394 cable Web Server in AV HDD WJR Consulting, Inc.

  12. CEA-2027 Model Web Browser in DTV Control Serve GUI 1394 cable Web Server in AV HDD Legacy 1394 Devices are Proxied WJR Consulting, Inc.

  13. CEA R7 - Home Networking • R7 WG5 • A/V Adapter • Legacy 1394 to UPnP/DLNA Ethernet • R7 WG8 • Open EPG (CEA-2033) • Electronic Program Guide over IP • R7 WG9 • Enhanced UPnP Remote User Interface (CEA-2014) WJR Consulting, Inc.

  14. Ethernet As a Network • Major Issues Remaining • No Guaranteed QoS • No Synchronization • Currently an Un-Trusted Network • Personal Content • Bandwidth Limitations (100baseT) WJR Consulting, Inc.

  15. Ethernet For A/V Networking • Solutions • The UPnP Forum • DLNA • R7 WG9 • Individual Companies and Other Groups • DRM, etc. WJR Consulting, Inc.

  16. Ethernet Time Frame • R7 WG 9Enhanced UPnP Remote User Interface • Expected Completion Q1/Q2 – 2006 • HD Content over Gigabit Ethernet • Remaining Solutions are Converging on 2008 WJR Consulting, Inc.

  17. Remaining Issues for 1394 • Localization for DVD • Cable Program Guide/UI • PHY Layer Networking Solutions • Most Implementations Today are Bus Oriented WJR Consulting, Inc.

  18. 1394 Content Distribution Today • Guaranteed QoS: Built-In • Synchronization of Content: Built-In • UI for CE Devices: CEA-2027-A/B • Trusted Network: 5C • Physical Layers • 1394a (4.5 Meters) • CAT5/5e: 1394b • Wireless UWB: 1394-TA PAL WJR Consulting, Inc.

  19. 1394 HD Content DistributionFilling in the Gaps • Target for Complete Solution • Non-DVD Products • Beginning in Q1/Q2 2006 • Localization for DVD • 2006 • Complete Solution • Q4 2006 WJR Consulting, Inc.

  20. Ethernet and 1394 Coexistence • Ethernet was developed for Commercial Use, Data/Best Effort • Requires major changes to meet consumer needs for entertainment • 1394 was developed for multimedia content • Minor additions to complete WJR Consulting, Inc.

  21. Highway or Railroad • Ethernet/802.3 CDMA is like a highway • Traffic affects access, time of arrival, no guarantees • If it “Absolutely Positively” must be there on time, you ship it ahead of schedule, and warehouse it. • TDMA/TDD is like a railroad • Reserve space, known speed, guaranteed time of arrival • Just in time delivery “When it Absolutely Positively Has To Get There” WJR Consulting, Inc.

  22. Ethernet and 1394 Coexistence Growing Support Among Many Companies for a Two-Network Strategy in Homes • Ethernet/WiFi • Data Networks • Content from BB to storage device • 1394 for Content • 1394a for A/V Rack • 1394b over coax for In-home Content Distribution WJR Consulting, Inc.

  23. Why Not Wait for Ethernet Solution? • Most Profits for CE are in HD Products • Digital Transition • DTVs must have Tuners (MPEG decoders) • STBs must have 1394 ports • Analog shut down in 2008/2009 • Complex solutions require time to stabilize • Start simple • Solve today’s problems today WJR Consulting, Inc.

  24. Bill Rose WJR Consulting, Inc. BRose@WJRConsultingInc.com (860) 313-8098 WJR Consulting, Inc.

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