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BoPL–Consumer Applications and Networking ScenariosPiscataway, October 13, 2004

Alexander D. Gelman, Ph.D.

Chief Scientist, Panasonic Digital Networking Laboratory

Vice President – Membership Development, IEEE ComSoc

Member at Large, IEEE-SA BoG’2005adg@research.panasonic.com

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Broadband Over PowerLineOutline

• Assumed BoPL service architecture• Consumer application scenarios• Requirements highlights• Consumer-centric case for standardization: • Standardization value chain

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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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Utilizing Opportunistic Infrastructure

InternetInternet

Home Server

Sensors

HealthGW

Family Doctor

WirelessCarrier

MD

Command/Ctl Msgs

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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BoPL and Power Line Home Network

• No new wiring• Home Net Rate 56kb/s-14 Mb/s • Logical domain separation• Access has to compete for bandwidth• Priority is to Home Network

BoPLGW

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Ubiquitous Broadband Scenarios Broadband to MDU Wireless

InternetInternet

All Home Networks will be able totake advantage of the wireless access.This approach can utilize existingtechnologies as well as TV-band networking

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Ubiquitous Broadband ScenariosRoadRange: BoPL – to - Mobile

Internet

Internet

Applications:• computer data• messaging• E-commerce• web

• car navigation• traffic info• weather• emergency svc

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Ubiquitous Broadband ScenariosBoPL – to - High Mobility Wireless

InternetInternet

Applications:• computer data• messaging• transportation data• web

• IP telephony• e-commerce • weather

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Ubiquitous Broadband ScenariosBoPL – to – Mini-HotSpot

Applications:• IP Telephony• E-commerce• Paging

InternetInternet

• Messaging• Voice Mail• Email

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Domestic EconomicsReal-Time Energy Pricing

InternetInternet

Transformer

Home Energy Management/Ctl

BoPLGW

•Energy real-time pricing•Local energy management•Remote energy control•Electric (over)load warning•Neighborhood energy coop management

Power UtilityElectric Heat

Air Conditioning

Hot Spot

Energy Storage

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Domestic Productivity and EconomicsRemote Access to Networked Appliances

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

SupermarketHot Spot

PowerLine Home Network

OO

Home Server

BoPLGW

•status •control•diagnostics

•Content inventory•Light control •Panning camera

802.11

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

•Device control•Firmware upgrades•Applications download

InternetInternet

PDNLEntertainmentSupplementing the Broadcast Gateway

InternetInternet

Transformer

OO

HomeEntertainment Network

Home Server

STB + BGW

BoPLGW

•Always ON•Global connectivity•No QoS required•ACK for Mission-critical Data-casting via BGW•Return/control channel fortransactions support•Services activation •Real-time TV/Radio rating•Emergency data-casting overrun

Data-casting

Hot Spot

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Consumer Safety Home Security Application

Wireless Carrier

Monitoring Station

Security Camera

HomeServer

Application Features:•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 retrieval from Home Server of storedData.

BoPLGW

InternetInternet

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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 symmetric or non-symmetric

•Economy 64-384 kb/s (desirable for mass market)•Business Class 1-2 Mb/S (feasible for selected markets)•Premium 10 Mb/S +, QoS (not practical for mass market)

•High peak-to-average throughput ratio•Harmonized with home networking•Automatic provisioning, •EML/OSS and integrated with utility’s OSS•SLA: BoPL-ISP-ASP-CE_Dev_ Mgt•Flexible business models: Flat-rate user subscription or ASP-

supported service•Open standards – retail scenario for horizontal market

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Consumer-centric Case for Standardization•Most consumers are not networked today

• BoPL promises mass market broadband more than any other access

technology due to ubiquity

•Economic level of mass consumer market implies BoPLGW price

points far below current DSL or cable modem levels

•Service price points for mass market access is probably significantly below

DSL and Cable Modem service

•A desirable scenario is for BoPL access service cost to be carried by ASP(s)

and be free to most consumers

•BoPLGW combined with a power meter and energy management controller

may be a winning scenario

•Best consumer market mode is retail (vs. vertical markets)

•Open standards enable horizontal retail markets

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BoPL: Standardization Scenario

BoPL MAC/Phy

IEEE-SA

PLC HomeNetMAC/Phy

Home Network

Liaison

IP/BoPL

IETF

System Spec., Interop., EML/OSS

BoPLF or Utilities’ R&D

LiaisonLia

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Panasonic

Propose:•Complete the report to IEEE-SA with recommendations for IEEE role in BoPL standardization and issues to address•Propose to recommend PHY, MAC, Interference Mgmt, and Safety Standards