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Submission

Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)

Submission Title: Dense User EnvironmentsDate Submitted: March 11, 2002Source: Jim MeyerCompany: Time Domain CorporationAddress: 7057 Old Madison Pike, Huntsville, AL, USA 35806Voice: 1-408-378-9749E-Mail: jim.meyer@timedomain.com

Re: [Call For Applications]

Abstract: [Wireless Distribution of Multimedia for MDU/MTU Market Requirements for Alternative PHY in IEEE P802.15.3 Study Group]

Purpose: To address the consumer need to wirelessly receive multimedia in a MDU/MTU environment in the establishment of the Alternative PHY standard for IEEE 802.15.3a.

Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein.

Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that these viewgraphs become the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15.

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Dense User EnvironmentsDistribution of Multimedia for the MDU/MTU Market

Agenda

MDU/MTU Market

Functional RequirementsBandwidthCapacitySecurityMobilityCo-existence

Summary

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MDU/MTU Market

• Multi-Tenant Units (MTUs) are buildings housing clusters of different business users

• Multi Dwelling Units (MDUs) are buildings housing clusters of different residential users

• Multimedia distribution provides high value deployment opportunities for Cable, Satellite, and Telco operators.

– Shared components reduce deployment costs

• MDU owners and operators add revenue new revenue opportunities and/or increase the marketability of their properties.

Source: Cahners In-Stat

1 2000 U.S. Census Data, Department of Commerce. 2 MDU Communications International, Inc.; Whisper on Wall Street Report, 10/2000.

US Broadband Revenue Projections

Service Opportunities:Broadband accessTV Services - Std Services - Premium Services - Centralized PVR - MDU VODAudio (DMX)Digital Phone Service

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MDU/MTU Market

• MDU Market Size Predictions are:

– 14% of U.S. Households are in MDU environments; some estimate a total of 30 million homes in North America are in MDU/ MTU buildings.1,2

– 90% of International Households are in MDU/MTU environments.2

• In many buildings, new wiring is required

• Wiring makes delivery of broadband networked services expensive

• Wireless solutions provide “fractured deployment”

• Existing agreements often limit the use of existing wiring

– New content and business models necessitate new competitive networks

2 MDU Communications International, Inc.; Whisper on Wall Street Report, 10/2000.

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Functional Requirements

MTU & MDU environments have unique security, channel, and capacity challenges for wireless solutions

• Bandwidth demand is high– Phased deployment options

• Economics dictate multiple Units per cell– Channelization & Capacity

• Each unit’s network needs to be secure

• Fixed and portable devices must be supported

• Coexistence with other RF systems is mandatory

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Functional Requirements - Bandwidth

• Voice/Audio Applications• Voice services

– 10 Kbps

• High quality VOIP/Digital Audio– 128 Kbps streaming audio– 384 Kbps surround sound

• Broadband Data Applications• Today’s typical client ~ 1Mbps

• Future access requirements up to 10Mbps

• Video ApplicationsToday Future

. • Cable & Satellite Video 2-10 Mbps Up to 10 Mbps

• DVD 10 Mbps

• HDTV 19.2 Mbps

• Digital Camcorder 27 Mbps <15 Mpbs

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Functional Requirements – Capacity & Channelization

• Economics dictate multiple units per cell– Video and Data applications

• 4 Units per cell – non overlapping channels– ~15 Mbps per unit today– 30+ Mbps per unit in the future

• Phased deployment options– Data and voice services only

• 8 units per cell– ~ 1 Mbit

• Capacity model must also include– Individual unit ad-hoc connections

• Cameras• Game interfaces• MP3 devices

– Other fixed networks• Video/Audio distribution

• Total required capacity of 300 Mbps– Includes adjacent cell interference

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Functional Requirements – Security

• Each Unit must have a secure network

• The network must provide security for:– Delivered content

• Broadband data

• Voice content

– Internal Content• Ad-hoc

• Permanent

• Network operators will provide their own security - Video & Audio– “Studio Approved” conditional access technologies exist– Fighting the security battle is not worth the time to market cost– Equipment manufactures use their CA as a differentiator

• Security doesn’t need to be added at the MDU

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Functional Requirements – Mobility

• While the focus of MDU multimedia distribution is viewed as a fixed device proposition today…

– Future video display devices will be portable• Microsoft Mira portable display technology

• CE manufactures are aggressively pursuing video tablets

• Portable connected devices must be compatible

ProjectorProjector Digital CameraDigital Camera

MP3 PlayerMP3 Player

LaptopLaptop

TVTV

CamcorderCamcorder

PrinterPrinter

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Functional Requirements – Co-existence

• Multiple networks and other wireless CE devices will exist in the home– WiFi, Bluetooth, 2.4 & 5 Ghz phones etc will be part of the environment

• Incumbent networks will not be discarded– If we don’t work with the old network, we're not deployable

• Service providers may combine networking technologies– In unit gateways may utilize 2.4 or 5 GHz hand sets

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Summary

• The MDU/MTU market is large– It accounts for a large percentage of homes

• High data rates will be required in the future – 300 Mbps

• Demands cell re-use and high spatial capacity

• Individual unit security is a must

• Co-existence may be more important– Incumbent networks will not be discarded – it may be your neighbors!

• If we don’t work with the old network, we're not deployable

• Success depends upon also meeting the key metrics for consumer multimedia devices:

• QoS• Power consumption• Footprint• Cost