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Learn about ETRI's Home Network & Green Computing Technologies, including R&D activities and future strategies to enhance digital living. Explore the potential growth engine of home networks and the evolution of green computing services.
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Digital Home and Green Computing for Ubiquitous Era 2009. 12. 18. KwangRoh Park (krpark@etri.re.kr) Visiting Scholar in University of California, Irvine (Director of Green Computing Department)
Contents • Introduction to ETRI • Home Network and Green Computing Technologies • R&D Activities • Conclusion
ETRI – Electronics Telecom. Research Institute • Established in 1976 • Korea’s largest government funded research facility in the fields of ITC • R&D Fields : Semiconductors, Mobile Communications, Networks, Security, Software, etc.
Vision & Goals The World’s Best Leader in Human Technology
5 Major Strategies The Leader in Pleasant, Convenient, and Safe human-oriented IT Convergence Technology
Background of Home Network Exploit new business area according to saturation of existing market • Saturation of Market • Mobile Phone market • Internet market • Telephone market • Change of Social Paradigm Home network will be new driving force for growth engine • Aging society • Increasing woman worker • Shift of IT • Converging Technologies • Advancing Infrastructure • Accelerating Ubiquitous
Services WAN Home Network Entertainment u-Government SDN / CDN AV Network Ethernet Entertainment IEEE1394 u-healthcare Home ServerGateway Convenience Data Network Satellite xDSL Wirelwss CATV OPTIC u-learning Economic PLC Control Network Safe Life Remote Control Storage White Goods Solution Provides Telco/Cable Broadcasting Contents/Svcs Utility Provides Home Network Configuration
Home Server Application Web browsing on TV Digital Entertainment HomePNA/LAN BT/WLAN IEEE1394 PLC Internet Sharing MPEG-2/4 streaming & DRM Home Server Heart of the Digital Home Network Web surfing with your neighbor Remote Home Appliance Control Home Networking Home Server links in-home appliances with outside broadband networks and integrates and controls them as a whole
U-Home : Communication Focal Point Kids’ Room Bedroom Study Living Room Broadband Internet ControlNetwork Data Network AV Network The Digital Home Still Lacks a Backbone Network Strategy
Green Computing evolution Connecting Everything, Computing Everywhere U-City Utizen u-Home U-Town Server Home server Personal server Web service server Client Information Appliances Wearable device Embedded System Network Personal Area Network Body Area Network Ubiquitous Network Service Home Service Mobile Service Ubiquitous Service
Vision of Green Computing Department • - Leading Digital Life Technologies • Providing Green Computing Total Solution Goals u-Platform Convergence Service R&D Green Computing Ease of use Area u-Network u-User Interface Intelligent/Personalization Projects 1Stage( ~’09) 2Stage(’10~’12) • All-in-one Home Server Platform • Low Rate ZigBee, High Rate UWB • Personal Life-Log Service • Real Sense/Intelligent u-Platform • Next Generation WBAN • u-Space WPC
Strategies for Home Network R&D • Focus on wireless technology in the home • Provide every service through 1 Box Solution • Solve interoperability among heterogeneous appliances • Provide community service Strategy Home Platform Ensure Interoperability Wireless Home Network Communication, broadcasting, Game Convergence Universal Middleware Next Generation Internet server Real-time high quality service
Wireless Home Network Core Technology u-computing core technologies for device connectivity near PAN But, So many standard competition WLAN (IEEE 802.11) 2.4GHz / 5GHz WLAN Wireless WPAN (IEEE 802.15) HDR UWB WPAN, HDR WPAN Wireless 1394, Wireless USB Bluetooth UWB WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network WPAN: Wireless Personal Area Network USB: Universal Serial Bus UWB: Ultra Wide Band LDR Bluetooth, ZigBee, Location Awareness UWB
SMMD Concept • Present : Service based on SMSD that one media is played from one device is mainly used. • Future : To maximize effect of media at ubiquitous, home should use SMMD that one media cooperatively works with several devices. ne-Media Generation Device Synchronization Real-Sense for U-Home Services ne-media Actuator Ubiquitous Home Devices Audio/Video/Text light Home Server scent video + PMP Cellular text vibration Control Settop Box audio ※ne : any, next,neo ※SMMD : Single Media Multi Device
SMMD Service System Flow • mainly consists of 3 parts : ne-media creation, ne-media synchronization, ne-media presentation Devices Device activation ne-mediacreation Media/device synchronization creation Browser Control A/V Control creation A/V Device Neodata Schema SMMD Browser Main Controller Video Controller H/W Decoder Stored ne-media A/V Device Multi A/V Device Session Manager Multi A/V Streaming Server Neodata authoring Media/Device Synchronization A/V Device ne-media Creation Transport System (Server & Client) ne-media Parser Synchronization Manager Device Control neodata Analyzer Device Mapping DeviceController Control Interface Simulation Simulation Device Device Controller 1 ne-media Authoring Tool Mapping and Profiling Device Device Controller 2 . . . Device Profile Device Attribute Mng. Automatic Device Retrieval ne-media simulation Device Device Controller n Device Profile Mng. 21
ne-media Authoring Tool Broadcasting Server VOD Server Contents Server … Transport Protocol SMMD Browser Device Profile Manager ne-media Parser Synchronization Controller ne-media Provider neodata Analyzer Device Attribute Manager Transport API SMMD Client Engine Device Controller A/V play Controller Communication API H/W control Interface IrDA Control API ZigBee Control API RS485/232 Control API USB Control API 8634 Control API Communication Protocol & H/W Interfaces 3-Layer Basic Architecture Driver Driver Driver Driver Driver IrDA Com. ZigBee Com. RS485/232 Com. USB Com. 8634 Decoder SMMD System Architecture
Home Server System SMMD Home Server System ■ Open home network framework technology which converges communication, broadcasting, and gaming function - HD Broadcasting Service : IPTV/Terrestrial/CATV - Multimedia Services : VoD, Media Sharing Open service Home Network Framework
Energy-aware Green Home Platform • Progress in Energy-aware Technology Manual Power ON/OFF Standby Power Reduction Technology in Power OFF Sleeping Technology in Power ON Automatic Power Management of Home Network System in Always Power-On State Game Entertainment Sensor Platform Light Sensor Digital Audio DTV Security Sensor Health care monitor Temp. Sensor Position Sensor Home Server Home Network Home Gateway Electric gauging Light Wireless Camera Home Automation Home Media Service Without user’s intervention, integrated power management based on home network services Standby power 1Watt program Inconvenience invokes waste of energy Each system operates in power saving mode
Conclusion Home Automation From Digitalized Home To Ubiquitous Society • Greatly impact on entire consumer market • Emerging market and new driving force for next generation • growth engine Ubiquitous Computing • IT, BT, NT, ET, CT • Ultra Backbone • Ultra Embedded S/W • Ubiquitous Devices • Ubiquitous Chips Ubiquitous Networking • Broadband • Mobile • IPv6 • Sensor Home Networking • Digital Convergence • Multi-PC • Internet Appliances • Analog Centric