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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 ComSocadg@research.panasonic.com

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Broadband Over PowerLineOutline

•Who is connected•Application Scenarios•BoPL Service Architecture•BoPL Supply Scenario•Requirements Highlights•What’s To Be Done: Standardization Value Chain

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Internet is Racing The Planet

Population

InternetUsers

Population SegmentNetworked Sometime andSomewhere

Population SegmentNetworked MostTimeMostWhere

CE Industry’s Objective: Networking AnyTime, AnyWhere, by AnyBody

Digital Divide

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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

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Consumer Networking Scenario

InternetInternet

Public Area Hot Spot

ASP

Home Automation Network

HomeComputing Network

OO

HomeEntertainment Network

Home Server

STB + BGW

OO

Country Home

HomeMobile

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Home Networking User Preference of Wiring

40%

20%

SpecialCable

Wireless

O

O

Prefered Home Networking Technologies Wireless: UWB, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11 Wireline: HPNA, HomePlug

Computing

Entertainment

Source: Gartner

Pervasive Consumer Communications can be only supported byapplication-specific networked devices that are part of personal lifestyleand that are networked without wires or at least without New Wires

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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

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Domestic Productivity and EconomicsRemote Access to Networked Appliances

HP

NA

InternetInternet

•Refrigerator content•Shopping list from Home Server•Appliances status & Ctl•Notification by Appliances

SupermarketHot Spot

PowerLine Network

OO

Home Server

RGW

Home Informationrepository

NetworkedRefrigerator

802.11

•Shopping Lists •Coupons•Sale & real-timepricing information

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Consumer Safety Home Security Application

Wireless Carrier

InternetInternet

Monitoring Station

Security Camera

HomeServer

Application Features:• Storage of dynamic security data• Data retrieval as needed and upon alert• Alert notification to a mobile and static monitor

Intrusion AlertAnd instant real-timeconnection

Intrusion Alert, instant real-time connection,Periodic upload from Home Server of storedData.

RGW

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Healthcare Application

InternetInternet

Home Server

Sensors

HealthGW

Family Doctor

WirelessCarrier

MD

Command Mssgs

Medical Data

TransformerPower Utilities own access infrastructure to the mass consumer market.

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Broadband over PowerLine – The Service Architecture

InternetInternetASP

Courtesy: Enikia, Inc.Modified - ADG

Power Meter is a natural candidate for BoPL Residential Gateway

PowerLine Access Router - PLAR

Fiber To The Transformer – FT3

ISPEML

BoPL OSS

Element Management Layer

Operations Support System

Visibility into each others’ domains is necessary for fault isolation

CE Device Mgt. POrtal

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R&D

Broadband over PowerLine – Possible Supply Value Chain

NetworkSystems

Si

BoPLOperatorsPLAR

Si

Core Technology

CPESupplier MODEM Consumers

S/W Vendor

EML/OSS

R&D

R&D

R&D

R&D

Academia

IEEE: ComSoc, PES, EMCS, ITS

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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

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BoPL: Standardization Scenario

BoPL MAC/Phy

IEEE-SA

PLC HomeNetMAC/Phy

HomePlug

Liaison

IP/BoPL

IETF

System Spec., Interop., EML/OSS

BoPLF or EPRI

LiaisonLia

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n

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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…………..

Panasonic

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Panasonic

Thank You