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MITSUBISHI PLC/BPL System Overview

15Mar. 2004

2e-Home System

Digital AV System

In home PLC Network System

AMR system by PLC Access network

Access PLC Network System

45Mbps Access PLC

45Mbps Access PLC + In home WiFi

2004 2005 2006

200Mbps Access PLC

200Mbps Access Modem + In home WiFi

200Mbps Access/Access WiFi + 200Mbps In home PLC

More PossibleNetwork Media Combinations

MoreNetwork

Applications

2003

PLC Network Application Roadmap

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Access PLC Network System

CPE

MV NetworkLV distribution line

Apartment houseA home

B home

Under ground electricity room

BackboneNetwork

CPE

CPE

Meter

e home

d home

c home

b home

a home

PC

PC

PC

NOC(Network Operation Center)

Power Plant

Power transmission line

MV Node

MV Node

MV Node

Substation

Substation

LV distribution line

Repeater

Repeater

Transformer

Substation

CPE

CPE

CPE

CPE

PC

PC

PC

PC

LVHeadEnd

RepeaterCPE

CPE

PC

PC

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Devices are connected to a home network using power line.

Users can access to the internet easily, without wiring work.

New devices can be automatically detected and accepted by the network.

AMR / In home / Digital AV PLC System

Room C

Room A Living Room

Room B

Power lineBroadcastSatellite

WatthourMeter

PLC Modem

DVD Recorder

PDP

Surroundspeaker

Digital TV

Digitaltuner

PrinterPCPC

CPE with WiFi

Home GatewayServer

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Power Line

Infrared Sensor

Refrigerator

中�サ�バ

TV

Utility�Energy Service

�Public Ad service

Home Security Company

Medicare Service Consumer Electronics Maker

�Maintenance Service

e-Home Service System

Service Providers

Available fromthe mobile terminal

Service Provider offers the service utilize the

e-Home device.

e-Home device with PLC module can communicate via in-home power lines..

Home GatewayServer

PLC Access Network

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45Mbps Products

1st Generation MV Node, Repeater, and CPE Capabilities

-Spanning tree protocol (IEEE Std.802.1D), VLAN (802.11q and original VLAN), QoS

Network Functions

- Broadband IP service, Voice over IP service

Service

- Up to 45Mbps (Up stream:18Mbps, Down stream: 27Mbps)

Bit Rate

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200Mbps Products – Next Generation

-Spanning tree protocol (IEEE Std.802.1D), VLAN (802.11q and original VLAN), QoS, and more

Network Functions

- Broadband IP service, Voice over IP service, In-home use

Service

- Up to 200Mbps (aggregated)Bit Rate

2nd Generation MV Node, Repeater, and CPE Capabilities

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Asia/Oceania

Europe

Latin　America

Mitsubishi PLC/BPL Activity in the world

North America