Home Networking On Coax for Video and Multimedia

Home Networking On Coax for Video and Multimedia www. Mo. CAlliance. org

About Mo. CA’s Mission To develop and promote specifications and certify interoperable products that enable distribution of entertainment within the home using the existing in-home coaxial cabling Board of Directors Comcast, Cox, Echostar, Entropic, Linksys, Motorola, Panasonic, Radio. Shack, Toshiba, Verizon Mo. CA Activities Develop technical specifications, validate through field tests, certify Mo. CA enabled products as interoperable, and ensure access to necessary intellectual property for all members on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms Join Mo. CA: http: //www. mocalliance. org/en/join/index. asp Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 2

Drivers for Home Multimedia Networks Cable operator whole-home DVR and triple play DBS whole-home DVR Telco “triple-play”: video, voice, data Retail Home server & client for multimedia DVD-DVR combo Media Center PC to Media Center Extender/TV Backbone for Wi. Fi Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 3

Multimedia Throughput Needs Data rate Simultaneous multiple HDTV, SDTV, data, voice gaming, . . . Ave Mbps Peak Mbps Trick mode Mbps SDTV 1 -2. 5 2 -9 4 – 20 HDTV 8 - 20 8 - 25 8 – 40+ ATSC 20 20 20 – 40+ Double Hop x 2 x 2 Example: 1 HD FF, 1 ATSC, 2 SD double hop, 10 Mbps data § 36 - 128 Mbps Customers ask Mo. CA for 60 to 100+ Mbps net throughput Quality & reliability Does not degrade when other services are added Does not degrade when neighbor or housemate runs services Does not degrade when home appliances are turned on Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 4

The Home Usage Model And Connectivity Each room can be a source and sink of multi-media Consumers may Move equipment to other rooms Add a cable or splitter Needed Mandatory connectivity model Room-to-room, peer-to-peer, full mesh, all outlets source and sink Backwards through splitters Mo. CA is the only technology that provides no-excuses networking room-toroom over in-home coax as is Sept 1, 2005 Connectivity Model Desirable Not Desirable Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 5

A Unique Environment: Coax room-to-room Room-to-room characteristics dictate and require a custom PHY/MAC solution for ubiquitous coverage Frequency Response Long Path: F =>B Sept 1, 2005 Frequency Response Short Path: F => E Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 6

Coax/Splitters Support Coexistence with Existing Services Coexistence with existing services is required VDSL on coax (4 -12 Mhz), Cable operator upstream (5 -42 Mhz), Over-air (54 – 806 Mhz), Cable operator downstream (50 -860 Mhz) Coax and splitters support reliable communications above 860 Mhz 1 5 -42 Upstream 4 -12 VDSL 54 -806/860 Off-Air/CATV 2 2 -38 Mo. CA 54 -806/860 Off-Air/CATV-down 3 5 -42 Upstream 4 -12 VDSL 54 -806/860 Off-Air/CATV Sept 1, 2005 Mo. CA … Mo. CA 950 -2150 Satellite L-Band Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 7

Cable Solution Mo. CA enables cable STB with integrated PVR or cable modem to be a whole-house solution extending PVR & ITV services to all TVs Ethernet directly to a PC No consumer adoption or education issues Consumer is not aware of the presence of any network. No new wires, connections, or behavior Where’s the home network in this picture? Invisible to the consumer Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 8

DBS Solution DVR and whole-home DVR are DBS answer to cable operator VOD Normal DBS installation today: A truck roll is required to later enable another room. Run a new cable and punch a new hole plate in the wall, using normal practice: $150 Here, notice that Mo. CA enables a retail client, no truck roll, to be added at anytime, and at any existing outlet. Puts DBS service at “outlet parity” with Cable Operator. Every existing outlet has DBS signal there via Mo. CA. Saves $150 future truck roll. Reduces initial installation $45/room. Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 9

Telco Solution Video, voice, data via FTTH or x. DSL ONT or DSL-GW, home router, DVR, IPSTBs, PCs, . . . Where is the WAN and home network separation/routing? Home router for FTTH DSL-GW for x. DSL Are you “double hopping? ” Where is the content source? Every room can be a source Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 10

Retail Solution One example: enabling PC to TV DVR will become a standard feature of home desktops Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 11

Field Testing of Mo. CA Goal - validate performance and coverage in real world conditions Field Test conducted in >240 homes Multiple cities (>120 zip codes) Multiple cable providers All Mo. CA Members participated in tests Tests conducted under normal living conditions No modifications to cable plant Existing devices connected to cable Existing services connected to cable Tests systems designed for use by non-technical persons Mo. CA nodes deployed at each home cable outlet Test coordinated by laptop PC Collected multiple statistics on coverage, performance, and link Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 12

Field Test Results Packet Error Rate less than 1 E-6 Latency less than 5 ms Net usable (MAC) data rates, with no changes to the home coax system: 97% of all paths in all homes achieved ≥ 100 Mbps 100% of homes achieved > 120 Mbps on at least one path 90% of homes achieved ≥ 80 Mbps on every path in the home Net usable (MAC) data rates, with simple remediation to the installed coax cable system: 100% of homes achieved ≥ 95 Mbps on every path in the home Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 13

Mo. CA Performance/Coverage Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 14

Summary Home usage model room-to-room, peer-to-peer, full mesh connectivity 100 Mbps net throughput No-excuses, glitch-free video Consumer or Service provider enabled Medium for whole home reliable, maintainable coverage Connections collocated with TV’s and other video devices Coexists with existing services and devices Medium used “as-is” – no new cables, splitter replacements Real world validation Large scale, multiple company field test >100 Mbps in 97% of all connections § Reasonable remediation for other connections Mo. CA meets all the requirements for home networking digital entertainment without compromise Sept 1, 2005 Home Networking Digital Entertainment Without Compromise 15