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BoPL – Why Do We Care Denver, June 7, 2004. Alexander D. Gelman, Ph.D. Chief Scientist, Panasonic Digital Networking Laboratory Vice President – Membership Development, IEEE ComSoc adg@research.panasonic.com. Who is connected Application Scenarios BoPL Service Architecture
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BoPL – Why Do We CareDenver, June 7, 2004 Alexander D. Gelman, Ph.D. Chief Scientist,Panasonic Digital Networking Laboratory Vice President – Membership Development, IEEE ComSoc adg@research.panasonic.com
Who is connected • Application Scenarios • BoPL Service Architecture • BoPL Supply Scenario • Requirements Highlights • What’s To Be Done: • Standardization Value Chain Broadband Over PowerLineOutline
Internet is Racing The Planet Population Digital Divide Internet Users Population Segment Networked Sometime and Somewhere Population Segment Networked MostTime MostWhere CE Industry’s Objective: Networking AnyTime, AnyWhere, by AnyBody
Consumer Applications must serve at least one of the • following areas • Domestic productivity • Economics • Education/profession/business • Entertainment • Family/community/social life • Healthcare/welfare • Safety Consumer Networking: The Value Proposition
O O Consumer Networking Scenario Home Mobile Home Computing Network STB + BGW ASP O O Home Server Home Entertainment Network Internet Home Automation Network Public Area Hot Spot Country Home
O O Special Cable Pervasive Consumer Communications can be only supported by application-specific networked devices that are part of personal lifestyle and that are networked without wires or at least without New Wires Source: Gartner Home NetworkingUser Preference of Wiring Computing 40% 20% Entertainment Wireless Prefered Home Networking Technologies Wireless: UWB, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11 Wireline: HPNA, HomePlug
PLC-based Home Network: HomePlug • No new wiring • Rate v1.0 14 Mb/s • Multi-tone, adaptive modulation • Logical domain separation http://www.homeplug.org
Internet Domestic Productivity and EconomicsRemote Access to Networked Appliances Networked Refrigerator Home Information repository RGW Home Server O O • Shopping Lists • Coupons • Sale & real-time • pricing information PowerLine Network 802.11 HPNA Supermarket Hot Spot • Refrigerator content • Shopping list from Home • Server • Appliances status & Ctl • Notification by Appliances
Intrusion Alert And instant real-time connection Intrusion Alert, instant real-time connection, Periodic upload from Home Server of stored Data. Monitoring Station Consumer Safety Home Security Application Security Camera Home Server RGW Wireless Carrier Internet • Application Features: • Storage of dynamic security data • Data retrieval as needed and upon alert • Alert notification to a mobile and static monitor
Power Utilities own access infrastructure to the mass consumer market. Healthcare Application Command Mssgs Wireless Carrier Home Server Internet Medical Data Family Doctor MD Health GW Sensors Transformer
Internet Broadband over PowerLine – The Service Architecture Power Meter is a natural candidate for BoPL Residential Gateway Courtesy: Enikia, Inc. Modified - ADG ISP EML ASP BoPL OSS PowerLine Access Router - PLAR Fiber To The Transformer – FT3 Element Management Layer CE Device Mgt. POrtal Operations Support System Visibility into each others’ domains is necessary for fault isolation
Broadband over PowerLine – Possible Supply Value Chain IEEE: ComSoc, PES, EMCS, ITS Academia R&D S/W Vendor EML/OSS R&D R&D Network Systems BoPL Operators PLAR Si R&D Core Technology Si R&D CPE Supplier Consumers MODEM
BoPL: Requirements Highlights • Always-ON • Rate-adaptive, • Economy 64-384 kb/s, • Business Class 1-2 Mb/S, • Premium 10 Mb/S +, QoS • Harmonized with HomePlug • Automatic provisioning, • EML/OSS, • SLA: BoPL-ISP-ASP-CE_Dev_ Mgt • Flexible Business Models: Flat-rate user subscription or ASP- supported service • Open Standards - CE/White-Goods Supplier – BoPL Interop., • Horizontal Market
IEEE-SA HomePlug IETF BoPLF or EPRI BoPL MAC/Phy PLC HomeNet MAC/Phy IP/BoPL System Spec., Interop., EML/OSS Liaison BoPL: Standardization Scenario Liaison Liaison
Panasonic Cooperation is required between Standards groups and then between BoPL operators (Utilities), ISPs, ASPs, CE & White Goods Suppliers.But partners need to understand each other’s intent and business models, otherwise…………..
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