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Report No.
Date
Author(s)
ST 8005
2008 04 -2
T.Hwa, H.Chung, T.Kamoshida, F.Fang
KeywordsUPnP, Ethernet, Powerline (PLC), WiFi,
WiMAX, Femto cell, IPv6, ZigBee, 11n, 3G,ADSL, VDSL, FTTx, EMTA
SMISSupply Market Intelligence & Services Technology & Market Report
Developments in Connected Home
SMIS China
SMIS India
SMIS Japan
SMIS Korea
SMIS Taiwan
SMIS E Europe
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Notice
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. However, noresponsibility will be accepted for the accuracy of the facts, analysis or forecasts orany part of this report. No reproduction of this document or any subset is to bemade without the specific authorization of SMIS. Excerpts for editorial use must be
accompanied by full attribution. Information or additional copies may be obtainedfrom SMIS, name, address, mail, telephone.
Released Apr 2, 2008by Representative author Tommy Hwa (SMIS Taiwan) of SMIS teamin collaboration with Haryong Chung (SMIS Korea), Frank Fang (SMIS China) and
Toshiya Kamoshida (SMIS Japan)
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Research questionsConnected Home
What strategies are standardization bodies, operators and vendors following in inter-working
and integration of in Home devices ?
Which element has the central role in the in Home Environment (RG, STB, )
To what extent are other parties (operators, system integrators) expanding their services to
cover management of in home devices. What are their business drivers.
What technologies are used to implement such a strategy and what standards (TR-069+, UPnP,
proprietary, ..)
Scope of devices: Network Terminator, Home Gateways, Residential Gateways, Set Top Boxes, Mobile
Handsets, PDAs, Cameras, Printers
Scope of integration: in home wiring (Eth, Powerline, WiFi, HSPA, WiMax, ), sharing of content over
multiple devices, multiple services on one device, multiple access interfaces on one device (Eth, WiFi,
HSPA, WiMax)
Introduction
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Scope
As the research questions are general and broad, we use 3 case studies toillustrate the developments of the Connected Home Report. To show howHome devices connect to Internet and display (FTV), we firstly discuss Digitalhome concepts via PLC (Powerline) technology. Secondly, we argue howFento cell stations may integrate WiFi and GSM technologies and to become a
trend. Lastly, the beneficial perspectives of IPv6, the new Internet protocol, willbe shown. We would like to update this report quarterly to monitor the latestmarket trends and discuss in more detail about the strategies of serviceproviders.
PurposeBased on the research questions, this report is to discuss what kind oftechnologies and applications the service providers (Operators/ telecos/ etc)can execute and integrate to provide their services for the home devices.Service providers can take this report as a reference to implement their
strategies on their service content.
MethodologyThe data, analysis, and conclusions for these 3 case studies are based onprimary and secondary research methodologies. We consulted suppliers and
interpreted their presentations and product concepts into our replies for ourresearch questions. We further use desk research to support our interpretation.
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Executive summaryIn the Connected home, we apply three case studies about Homeplug (PLC)/ Femto-cells/ IPv6 to discuss:1. Connectivity technology- outdoor (ADSL/ VDSL/ WiMAX/ 3G/ Cable/ etc)- indoor (WiFi/ Bluetooth/ PLC/ HomePNA/ MoCa/ UWB/ ZigBee/ Ziwave/ etc)
2. Connected Home (Digital Home)- Concept
- Applications- Market trend
3. Related productsNetworking devices/ Home gateway/ Media center/ AV Sender/ STB/ Fento cellstation/ etc
4. Business related to KPN- Telecommunication- Mobile phone service- Internet
- Retail
Based on above, we will reply the Research questions in the conclusion section.
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Content
1. Definition of Connected Home2. Case study 1- Power line backbone Connected Home3. Case study 2- 3G Femto Cell Base Station in your lounge4. Case study 3- IPv6 for revenue growth5. Conclusion6. Resource7. Appendix 1- ZigBee
Appendix 2- DLNAAppendix 3- Home Media Center
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1. Definition of Connected Home
Connected Home is Linking services to devices for tomorrowslifestyleThe Digital Home is evolving into a network hub, aplace where Content is received, consumed, stored, moved toother devices and increasingly, redirected onto other networks.
from The Connected Home Conference 2007
The Smart Home is first of all a Connected Home, and it is clear
today that the Internet and the IP Telecoms services are drivingthe progress madefrom The Rise of the Convergent Residential Gateway and the Convergent Residential Services
Networked home is to enable the various consumer electronicsproducts in your home to connect with each other to create acomplete solution that enhances each devices capabilities.
by Aaron Feen, director of commercial solutions at AMD
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1. Definition of Connected Home
From outdoor
From outdoor
From outdoor
1 D fi iti f C t d H
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1. Definition of Connected Home
Media
Center PC
WirelessMedia
Adapter
Wireless
Media
Player
Wireless
TVBroadcasting
Broadband
Wireless
Storage
Wireless
DVD
Wireless
PVR
Wireless
Music
Player
Wireless Gateway
Connectivity technology
- outdoor (ADSL/ VDSL/ WiMAX/ 3G/ Cable/ etc)- indoor (WiFi/ Bluetooth/ PLC/ UWB/ ZigBee/ Ziwave/ etc)
Connected Home
1 D fi iti f C t d H
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1. Definition of Connected Home
Categories of Broadband Access Network (BAN)
Wired line
ITU-T G.983: APON (ATM passive optical network), BPON (Broadband
PON) ITU-T G.984: GPON (Gigabit PON)
IEEE 802.3ah: EPON or GEPON (Gigabit Ethernet PON)
IEEE 802.3av: 10GEPON (10 Gigabit Ethernet PON)
HFC (hybrid fiber coaxial), DOCSIS (data over cable service interfacespecifications)
xDSL: ADSL (Asymmetric digital subscriber line), SDSL (Symmetric DSL),HDSL (High bit rate DSL), VDSL (Very high speed DSL)
FTTx: fiber to the node/neighborhood (FTTN), fiber to the cabinet (FTTCab),
fiber to the curb (FTTC), fiber to the building (FTTB), fiber to the home(FTTH)
Wireless line
Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11a/b/g)
WiMAX (IEEE 802.16a/d/e/m)
2.5G/3G/B3G Broadband
Broadcasting
1 Definition of Connected Home
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1. Definition of Connected Home
Economics
NT35000 cost per subscriber
NT1000/month revenue
Approaches ADSL
HFC
FTTC/vDSL
FTTH-PON Free Space Optics
3G, Satellite, Fixed Wireless
Subscribers
Residential
Apartments
Business
Access Network Reference Model
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Case study 1- Power line backbone Connected Home
Connected Home applications (related services/ products)
Service content to Subscribers (approaches: ADSL/ 3.5G/ etc) Powerline can be referred to other Connectivity technologies:WiFI (11a/b/g/n), Moca (Coax), etc
Powerline is getting mature in EU (BT: AV streaming- STB +PLC adapters)
Integration: PLC + WiFi solutions to build up the Networkinghome concepts
ZigBee (Zigwave): Home Automation (HA), refer to Appendix
2 Case study 1 Power line backbone Connected Home
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(Backbone can be:Power line/ WiFi/ MoCA/ etc)
2. Case study 1- Power line backbone Connected Home
2 Case study 1- Power line backbone Connected Home
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2. Case study 1- Power line backbone Connected Home
Home Networking- Connects people and devices with your preferredmediawireless or wired
Powerline & Wireless Devices Powerline Wireless 11 n Access Point (WiFi Extender)
Powerline Wireless 11 b/g Access Point
Powerline Wireless 11 b/g AP Router
Powerline 4 Ports Switches
Powerline Ethernet Bridge
Powerline Coaxial Bridge (PLC + Coax)
2 Case study 1- Power line backbone Connected Home
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2. Case study 1- Power line backbone Connected Home
Entertainment Networking- Streams and plays HD media from yourHD devices, PCs and the Internet
HD Media Adaptor (support Full HD 1080p/HDMI)Connect HD AV player, HD DVD or home entertainment system to your HDTV
HD Media Center (support Media Center PC/DVI)Connects PC, network device or media center system to your home network and the
Internet
2 Case study 1- Power line backbone Connected Home
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Internet TV @Box- Streams from the Internet to your HDTV
Watch YouTube on your TV Play On-line Gaming with your friend on your HDTV Show your Pictures, Music and Movie on your TV Blog, MSN, Skype, Mail and Brows on your TV
2. Case study 1- Power line backbone Connected Home
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2. Case study 1 Power line backbone Connected Home
Energy Management & Home Automation- Simplify plug-n-play andenergy saving technology for comfort, convenience and safety home
Energy Monitor Meter
Power Saving Meter
Home Automation Control Panel (PLC + ZigBee/ Zigwave)
Home Automation Terminal Controller
2. Case study 1- Power line backbone Connected Home
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Broadband Solutions Providers- Enable you to delivery reliable digitalhome products and converged services for broadband lifestyle
IPTV Adaptors Broadband CPE
Networks & System Integration Access Nodes (HE/REP)
Terminal CPE (Data\Voice\AP)
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3. Case study 2- 3G Femto Cell Base Station in your lounge
Why Femto-cells?? Put capacity where the traffic is:
Roughly one-third of all cellular traffic today is at home-and is growing
Customers have low tolerance for poor coverage or availability-
especially compared with Fixed line service
Generating Network coverage and capacity
Using mature mobile technology Integrating Internet (Wifi) and 2G/3G coverage With full Operator management
3. Case study 2- 3G Femto Cell Base Station in your lounge
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Femto is cellular's answer to voice over Wifi: the Mobile Phone Operatorsare fighting back against the loss of voice minutes to voice-over-Wifi.
The femto cell is a brilliant way for Mobile Network Operators to increasetheir 3G coverage. The consumer supplies the power and protection for thebox plus an xDSL broadband connection which acts as the network
backbone.
The fixed Mobile Convergence Market (FMC) is starting to gain significantmomentum with BT launching its BT Fusion service in the UK and a number
of manufacturers recently launching dual mode wireless LAN handsets. Butunlike Fusion-type technologies which use Bluetooth or Wifi to create thehome network, the femto-cells will use standard 2G or 3G radiotechnologies.
Alcatel-Lucent and Sagem Communications are collaborating on thecommercial development of a femto cell base station platform that enablesmobile operators to provide consumers and enterprises with the third-generation (3G) UMTS/ HSPA network coverage in their homes or businesslocations.
3. Case study 2- 3G Femto Cell Base Station in your lounge
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Market strategy:
Addressing needs of Fixed Mobile convergence market, UMTS (3G)Home Base (Femto-cell) Station enables Mobile Operators to providecoverage in customer's homes and offer mobile voice, video, and data
services. It connects to end user's DSL or cable modem and securelyroutes voice and data traffic to and from Mobile Operator's network viaexisting broadband link. It allows Operators to offer converged servicesthat work with any existing and future 3G handset.
3. Case study 2- 3G Femto Cell Base Station in your lounge
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3. Case study 2- 3G Femto Cell Base Station in your lounge
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3. Case study 2- 3G Femto Cell Base Station in your lounge
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4. Case study 3- IPv6 for revenue growth
Is the address shortage for real??
IPv4 (current Internet protocol) addresses are effectively beingrationed and will likely run out by 2008-2010
A Global IP Networking eracommunications between billionsof devices ranging from home networks to sensors and RFID
Status quo would stunt revenue growth
4. Case study 3- IPv6 for revenue growth
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Some Tidbits
There is a kind of capacity problem. How is the Net going to support billions ofAdditional users and devices, and new data-hungry applications?
Vint Cerf (Intel Development Conference, San Franciscosept7-9)
China is planning to adopt IPv6 more rapidly than any other country in the
world. And if Huaweis close ties to the Chinese Government help it become the
early leader in the technology, it could get the jump on rivals such as Cisco, Alcatel
and Lucent..Business Week sept 27th 2004 issue, Techs future pp82-89
A big chunk of R&D money is being used to develop equipment for an
Upgraded version of the Net called Internet protocolvesion6 (IPv6). Beijing is
heavily pushingIPv6, an initiative that could help China catch up with the U.S.,
which has dominated Net development so far.Business Week 75th Anniversaryissue , oct11th The innovation Economy, p181
"When 26 Chinese share one Internet Protocol (IP) address, each American
possesses six IP addresses. This is the quandary facing China in the IPv4 (Internet
Protocol Version 4) era,Zhao Houlin, Director ITU, IPv6 Summit Beijing,april4th2005
4. Case study 3- IPv6 for revenue growth
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4. Case study 3- IPv6 for revenue growth
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Any urgency?
Coming out of the telecom recession: An industry desperate forrenewed revenue growth Consensus : the next multibillion revenue opportunities imply
IP based network convergence, multi-functional end-devices,
always on, always p2p reachable, mobile and endowed with endto end security. Continuing pressure on existing carrier business models with the
advent of VoIP and new broadband wireless technologies
Visions of ubiquitous communications between billions of devicesranging from home networks to global sensor and RFID networks.
4. Case study 3- IPv6 for revenue growth
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What does IPv6 bring to the table?
Solves address shortage
restores p2p Mobility Better spectrum utilization Better battery life! SecurityIpsec mandatoryMulticast
ADSL, cable, 3G, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max provide the always-on
Neighbor discovery
Ad-Hoc networking Home networks Plug and play Auto configuration Permanent addresses Identity (CLID) Traceability (RFID)
Sensors and monitoring
4. Case study 3- IPv6 for revenue growth
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17 billion Traditional Networkable Devices!!
Coming soon
4. Case study 3- IPv6 for revenue growth
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Some perceived IPv6 drivers
Mobile IP Voice, radio, TV over IP Grid and Infiniband
Massive multiplayer games RFID, control and sensor networks Microsoft
Critical mass of: digital communicating end-user devices high speed always on access
Research and Education networks National Defense National policies and economic weight
Disruptive potential on existing
carrier business models??
4. Case study 3- IPv6 for revenue growth
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The battle for the communicating living-room
Consumer Electronic Show Vegas January2004 first serious salvos in a titanic battle between the computer industry
(Intel, Microsoft) and the electronics industry (Sony, Philips,
Toshiba, Panasonic..) Bill Gates called it seamless computing; Panasonics Ohtsubocalled it lifestream
The essence of the battle is a kind of a home media center with all
devices connected in a plug and play mode, preferably wireless.
Consumer Electronic Show January 2005
Sony confirms that all its products will be IPv6 enabledthis year under the name New internet
Nokia and Panasonic show IPv6 enabled end devices,Kodak promotes a WiFi ready camera
Huge stakes: $113 billion consumer electronics market in the USalone for 2005 (Consumer Electronics Association)
4. Case study 3- IPv6 for revenue growth
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Market strategy:
IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) fixes a number of problems in IPv4(current Internet protocol), such as the limited number of available IPv4addresses. It also adds many improvements to IPv4 in areas such asrouting and network auto-configuration. IPv6 is expected to graduallyreplace IPv4, with the two coexisting for a number of years during atransition period.
Most carriers/ISPs want to somehow get on the IPv6 bandwagon but withminimum risk and exposure.
Twenty two beta customers in 11 countries have been connected.
Migration Brokers have been shipped and native connections (dual stack todual stack) set-up.
The uncharted territories are within reach
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5. Conclusion-1
What strategies are standardization bodies, operators and vendors following in inter-workingand integration of in Home devices ?A: PLC can enhance the current Ethernet (WiFi) networking in the home environment. There
are some potential business models and Networking devices that can be applied for theConnected Home concepts. Femto-cell station is an example with which Operators can
integrate the current 2G/3G resources with WiFi networking at home.
Which element has the central role in the in Home Environment (RG, STB, )A: STB/ Media Center/ Networking DVD/ etc can play the central role in the Connected Hometo bring content to the living room. Referring to the Media Center PC in the Appendix, someCE companies are developing a powerful CE-based Media Center PC to be the HomeEntertainment center.
To what extent are other parties (operators, system integrators) expanding their services tocover management of in home devices. What are their business drivers.A: To call over the IP, MSO and Operator are applying IAD (Data/ WiFi/ VoIP) and EMTA(VoIP over Cable) to customers. To enjoy the HD STB and streaming to other rooms, BT isdoing a STB + PLC adapter solution.
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5. Conclusion-2What technologies are used to implement such a strategy and what standards (TR-069+,
UPnP,proprietary, ..)A: In the Connected Home, UPnP and DLNA (refer to appendix) are the more commonstandards that let Networking devices can communicate with each other. PLC can be a WiFi
extender to ensure the connectivity quality (QoS). As to GSM network, Femto-cell stations
have potential to play the Networking role in the connected home.
Scope of devices: Network Terminator, Home Gateways, Residential Gateways, Set TopBoxes, Mobile Handsets, PDAs, Cameras, PrintersA: MCPC/ STB/ Networking DVD/ HD PLC Media Center/ Internet TV can be the Networking
center in the Connected Home concept. Mass Users are still waiting for a powerful Mediacenter with user-friendly usage.
Scope of integration: in home wiring (Eth, Powerline, WiFi, HSPA, WiMax, ), sharing ofcontent over multiple devices, multiple services on one device, multiple access interfaces onone device (Eth, WiFi, HSPA, WiMax)A: IAD (Data + WiFi + VoIP)/ BTs 4-in-1 solution (IAD+ DECT)/ EMTA (Data + WiFi + VoIP)/WiFi extender (WiFi + PLC)/ Femto-cell station/ 3G Router (3G + WiFi Router)/ etc.
All of the Networking devices above (inc. MID- Mobile Internet Device/ UMPC- Ultra MobilePC/ etc) are manly produced in Asia. We would suggest to update the product info/applications and marketing strategies in the next report.
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6. Sources
Global Sourcing EE Times
DigiTimes Technology News Daily US Home Network Market- Now and Future from MRG
IPTV Home Networking Strategies from MRG Digital Home from Global Information, Inc The Rise of The Convergent Residential Gatewayfrom TELE Analysis ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom TRi- Topology Research Institute
Connected Home Media The Connected Home- Digital Lifestyle Store Connected Home Series ITRI-Industrial Technology Research Institute Digital Home Networking Trends report from Thomson
ZigBee Alliance Femto Forum IPv6 Forum IPTV World Forum Home-DLNA
NAv6TF/ ARIN XV Conference Teleglobe
7. Appendix 1- ZigBee
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The Connected Home:
The features of a connected home exist today; they are not dreams of tomorrow. This home is connected in the
sense that normally independent systems are linked to a centrally controlled system. In a connected home,
your home computer, TV, lighting and heating controls, home security system and many appliances within the
home can talk to each other via the Internet. These linked systems can be controlled through various devices,
including your pager, cellular phone, TV, home PC, PDA, or even your automobile.
More specifically, the connected home offers the following: new forms of entertainment; anywhere, anytime
communication with family, friends and coworkers; advanced home control and security; new ways to buy over
the Internet; safe and secure e-mail and other communications; and always-on, high speed Internet access - all
from reliable providers.
Founding Members
Cisco
GM
Invensys
The NewPowerCompany
Panasonic
Sears
Contributing Members
Best Buy Sun
Associate Members
ADT Security Services
Autco Distributing
AVAD
Coactive Networks
CompUSAConnected Lifestyles
Echelon
emWare
Gatespace
Home Director
HoneywellInfo-linc
Metering Technology
N.E.W. Customer ServiceCompanies
Qubit Technology
Reliant Energy
Sage Systems
Sempra Energy Connections
Ucentric Systems
Visteon
Western Digital zBox
Source: Internet Home Alliance the Advantage magazine.
7. Appendix
7. Appendix 1- ZigBee
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ZigBee - Bluetooth - PLC Comparison
ZigBee Bluetooth PLC
Cost (BOM) $5 $10 $15-$40
Power years hours N/A
Data Rate 250Kbps 720Kbps 3/10 Mbps
Complexity Low Medium High
Density 255 + 7 20-250
Interop Yes Yes No
Ease of Use Simple Moderate Restrictive
Latency 15ms >3s
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7. Appendix 3- Media Center
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Home Media Center solutions from Gigabyte
An ideal device forMultimedia IP-STBIPTV solution (IP+DVB-T)Media Home CenterKaraoke Box
Features:Support DVB-T digital TV standardVideo on Demand / Video StreamingSupport MPEG1MPEG2WMV9 and MPEG4 part2
Karaoke on Demandkaraoke processorSmart Card readerFlash card reader
DVD PlayerVFD Display
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