The Home Network Market - Current Status and Solutions - Keynote; 2003

©1999-2003 OSGi Alliance, All Rights Reserved

The Home Network Market - Current Status and Solutions

Susan Schwarze, Ph.D.VP Marketing, OSGi Alliance

ProSyst SoftwareDürener Straße 40550858 Cologne, Germany+49-221- [email protected]


Agenda

• Current Requirements for the Networked Home

• Overview Home Standards

• Overview Home Networking Choices

• OSGi Alliance as Integration Platform

• Benefits of the OSGi Alliance

• Summary and Key Contacts

• OSGi Invitations


Distribution of Broadband


Market Trends

• 117 million broadband homes worldwide by 2005– 75% will have home networks *

– PCs first, STB and media devices next•

– Explosive growth of networking devices, especially for the segments data and entertainment networks°

– 2003: More than 25% of US-broadband homes have home networks (2008: 44%). �

– By 2005: 20% of the European households being equipped with a network.°

– Consumers consider the current network of computers and various consumer electronics too difficult and expensive.X • MorganStanley

* DSL ForumForrester �Research° Data MonitorX Accenture


The Korean Broadband Market

• South and East Asia have seen the most spectacular rate of growth during the second half of 2002

- The two biggest DSL countries are South Korea and the U.S.A.

- Subscribers are ready to pay for Internet content

• Online gaming (profitable)

• Visible growth of video-on-demand, virtual community clubs and other fee-based services

• The true obstacle is easy payment

• B2C web sites are profitable

- Korean subscribers pay through their mobile phone operator or ISP (partnership arrangements)

- Supplement by advertising revenueSource: DSLForum.org


• Users- The distinction between what is in the box and what

is outside will blur: user will enjoy the combination- The flexible devices shall be able to manage new

applications when other functions will enter the home

• Device Manufacturers- Multiplicity of new devices will have (always on)

internet connection- A service platform enables lifetime cycle

management and renewable applications

• Service Providers- Each device will be a potential target for added

value service- The possibility to run a service on different target

appliance will boost the addressable market

The Emerging Product Scenario


Benefits Home Automation

Device ConnectivityRemote Diagnosis and

Maintenance Shared Internet access

(50%)*Shared data and information

(45%)* Service Delivery on

command- Entertainment- Home Care - Remote security services - Energy saving options (special contracts/remote maintenance of the heating system)

No new wires (WiFi, HomePNA, + HomePlug)

* Yankee Group Home Networking 2002

Increasing Consumer Requirements Smart Home/Health Care


CE Dilemma Between Horizontal and Vertical Markets

• Integration platform that fits the needs of operator driven and retail driven markets

• Support of multiple service providers on a common platform– Modularity– Tunable security mechanism– Decomposition of services

• Integration of different devices via plug&play

• Increasing demand for easy-to-handle technologies

• Ability to complement native code environment– Augment pure Java bundles with alternative payloads

such as markup languages, graphic images, native libraries

– Integration of existing software-components


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CECED (AHAM) - www.ceced.org

White Control and Monitoring Application Interworking Specification (AIS)Abstraction layer for white control and monitoring applications

Specification of AIS:– Appliance functions and behavior

– Abstract installation process for white goods appliances (Driver- independent)

– Abstract message data structure (Information exchange)

– 1st step: specification of the mapping for the EHS protocol

– 2nd step: specification of the mapping for LONWORKS


CECED: Targets and Benefits

Targets – White goods

– Home automation

Benefits– Special “Mapping to Protocol” specifications

enable interoperability with existing networks and bus systems

– Device independence (Cooperation of brands)

Main Disadvantage– Pure focus on White Goods so far


European Home Control Networks: EHS/EIB

• Local bus protocols for controlling home appliances and

electrical devices (light switch, heating, white goods,…)

• EHS (European Home System):- Physical layer: powerline- Easy installation due to hot-plugging and self

configuration- Targets: white goods, home automation, low cost

• EIB (European Installation Bus):- Physical layer: twisted pair, powerline, radio - Network requires configuration by technical staff- Targets: professional building automation, home

automation


European Home Control Networks: Konnex

• Local bus protocols for controlling home appliances and electrical devices (light switch, heating, white goods,…)

• Konnex - Compound of EHS, EIB, BatiBus - Defines three different but compatible protocols- Unifies all key features of the three bus systems - Targets: any control network applications

• Disadvantage- All three network protocols focus only on device control,

no service delivery- Regional Development – global interoperability difficulties


LONWORKS® Device Networking Platform

• Local bus protocol for controlling home appliances and electrical devices (light switch, heating, white goods,…)

• Specification of– Low-level and high-level LONWORKS Protocols– Device Networking Platform

• Physical layer– ANSI/EIA709.2 power line signaling

• 5.4kbps data rate• Certified worldwide

– ANSI/EIA709.3 free-topology twisted pair signaling• 78kbps data rate• Certified worldwide

– IR, Coax, RF, Fiber also available


LONWORKS® Benefits and Targets

• Targets– White goods– Lighting, Electrical Utility, Security, Access & other

home systems– All other automation applications

• Benefits– Widely supported networking specification– All media types supported including twisted pair,

power line, RF, IR, coax, and fiber optic– 30+ million installed devices for control & monitoring

• Main Disadvantage– Network requires configuration by technical staff– Restricted to Controlling, no Service Delivery– Driven by one company (Echelon with partners)


Device Discovery and Control Protocol for IP networks in the home and SOHO

Main focus on TCP/IP-capable devices: PC-centric approach

Aim: Integration of home appliances by the use of the Simple Control Protocol (SCP – provided by Microsoft)

Specification– Discovery Mechanism

– Data Exchange Mechanism (no source code download)

– Device Control: Control Points (e.g. Server) versus Devices (“Container”)

– Device Control Protocols (interfaces and capabilities of devices)

– Presentation Layer

Universal Plug and Playwww.upnp.org


• Targets• Data transmission network for devices via plug

and play functionality• Service Sharing

• Benefits• Widely supported networking specification• No device configuration, just Plug & Play• Small footprint software component on the

device• Independent of OS, language, or physical

connectivity

• Main Disadvantage• No focus on update and security mechanism

UPnP Benefits and Targets


MHP Multimedia Home Platform www.mhp.org

• SW Platform Standard for the processing of entertainment and multimedia content

• Specification– Based on Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) - same

system for Satellite, Cable, Terrestrial – The core is based on the platform DVB-J (includes a Sun

Microsystems’ Java Virtual Machine) – Java APIs provide interfaces between applications in the

JVM and the functions of the DVB receiver – Provides a set of transport protocols, a set of application

signaling protocol and a security model – 3 profiles - Enhanced TV, Interactive TV, Internet TV – Supports many kinds of applications, e.g.

• EPG / Information services / e-commerce / secure transactions


• Targets – End-to-end chain for processing of

entertainment/multimedia content– TV Centric (e.g. MHP-STB)

• Benefits– Secure, Open, Scalable Platform (Java as underlying

technology)– Security Model - how to authenticate applications– Modular Platform: Open for Third Party Development– Platform-independent Content– European Content Processing Standard, increasing

worldwide acceptance

• Main Disadvantage– No Life-Cycle Management– Restricted to Entertainment and Multimedia Content

MHP Benefits and Targets


Echonet www.echonet.gr.jp

• SW platform standard for home healthcare and home security

• Specification of– Common interfaces for different services provided by

Service Providers (e.g. Power Management Systems)– A communication protocol for a reliable low-cost

home network (no new wiring, installable in existing households)

– Communication middleware platform for device and application compatibility

– Development support tools and system models


Echonet Benefits and Targets

• Targets – Comprehensive and systematic management of

energy consumption at the community and household levels

• Benefits – No rewiring necessary / implementation of a multi-

vendor environment– Easy development of applications / Plug & Play

functionality– Connection to wide-area networks

• Main Disadvantage– No focus on a common mechanism for

• Dynamic download • Life-cycle and remote management


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Home Networking Choices

• Various Network Connection Lines

• Phoneline Networking– HomePNA (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance)

• Powerline Communication– HomePlug, CEA R7.3 (Consumer Electronics Assoc.)

• Wireless Networking– IEEE 802.11a/b/g, HomeRF, Bluetooth, ZigBee, UWB

• Structured Wiring– CAT-5, Coax, Fibre, …


Phoneline Networking

• “No New Wire” Approach

• Available products based on HomePNA versions 1,2,3

• Phone wiring

– Has the bandwidth, is low cost and user installable

– ... BUT it has failed to capture the market (too low quantity of available phone lines)


Powerline Communication – Current Status

• Earliest home networking technology for simple home control & automation

• Used for In-house network– Increasing market size

• Many different PLC standards and proprietary technologies

– Interoperability is not solved

• Last Mile Access technically not feasible


Wireless LAN (WLAN)

• A key home networking technology - Consumers want mobility and „no new wires“- Growth of WLAN in home/SOHO is projected to

surpass the enterprise market

• WLAN technologies mainly focus on IEEE 802.11 family – Domination of 802.11 in the wireless home

networking space – Importance of Wi-Fi certification

Quality of Service (QoS)- Limited Stability- Limited Security- Interoperability between various specs not solved


Wireless PAN (WPAN)

• A complementary class of wireless technologies for short range communication

• Bluetooth is a short range wireless technology for cable replacement operating in the ISM band

• ZigBee is a low cost, low power, low data rate WPAN for simple home automation devices, PC peripherals & toys

• UWB (Ultra Wideband) holds promise as a high speed technology for consumer electronics multimedia applications – not launched to European and Asian markets yet


Home Networking Market Breakdown


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Wired: Powerline, Twisted pair, Radio coax cable, Fibre glas // Wireless: DECT, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth

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Bandwidth: LowQuality: RealTime

Bandwidth: HighQuality: Lower to High

Bandwidth: LowerQuality: RealTime

Bandwidth: LowQuality: Medium

Bandwidth: Very HighQuality: High

Application: Energy Mgmt, Heating, Air Conditioning, Lights, Blends, Access Control

Application: Children Control, Gaming, Firewall, Tele-Working, Video conferences etc.

Application: VOD, Gaming, TV, MP3, Radio, Music, etc.

Application: Energy Management, Controlling etc.

Application: CLIP, SMS, Voice Butler, etc.

Facility IT Entertainment White Goods Voice Application Sharing

EHS, Proprietary, LON, EIB, X10 ...

Analog, 802.X, FireWire, USB, Proprietary, IRDA, Bluetooth ...

SIP, ISDN, POTS, H323, DECT ...

EHS, Proprietary, LON, EIB, X10 ...

FireWire, Bluetooth, 802.X, USB, Serial, IRDA ...

Residential Network Structures


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What is the OSGi Alliance?

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What does the OSGi Alliance do?

• The OSGi Alliance and its Members – Specify and enhance an open service delivery and

management software platform called the OSGi Service Platform

– Promote the widespread industry adoption of the Platform

– Serve as the focal point for a collaborative ecosystem of service providers, technology, industrial, consumer and automotive electronics communities


What is the OSGi Service Platform?

The OSGi Service Platform is an open software standardthat provides a common platform for service providers, device manufacturers, and others to remotely and dynamically deliver, integrate, and manage a rich set of valuable services to building, home, mobile, vehicle and other environments.

• Release 1 May, 2000

• Release 2 October, 2001

• Release 3 1Q2003

• Publicly available at www.osgi.org


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Horizontal attributes

• Platform Independence

• Dynamic Software Delivery

• Integration Integrity

• Network Transparency

• Centralized Scalable Management


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OSGi Benefits for the Device Manufacturer

• Cost savings through... – Flexible and scalable integration platform based on

open standards

– Standardized API’s and basic libraries

– Modular platform: Decomposition of services and SW reuse

– Reduced software maintenance costs through remote diagnosis and maintenance

– Facilitation of overall dependencies (bundles, platform vendor, service provider, network)


OSGi Benefits for the Device Manufacturer (continued)

• Decreased time to market for new applications and services through SW reuse

– Less project risk through incremental improvements instead of bottom-up re-design for each project

• Resolve life-cycle mismatch (HW/SW)

– Remote configurability, management and dynamic download of new software

– No need for expensive recalls and post sale deployment of personalized services

• Customizable and reliable security mechanism

• Reduced platform choice risk through platform independence (underlying Java technology)


OSGi Benefits for TSP/ISP

• Extended life cycle without retrofit [Eliminate product obsolescence]

– Dynamic software downloads

– Ability to diagnose, start-stop-update and install/remove services and applications remotely

• Easier service provisioning and aggregation

– Remotely install service provisioning bundles

– Establish configuration parameters for those services

– Common provisioning formats


OSGi Benefits for TSP/ISP (continued)

• Seamless services over different venues (home, car, mobile devices etc.)– Tunable security mechanism– Increased profits for network usage by enabling

network traffic optimization – Easier product management & diagnostics in the

field– End-point diagnostics of service performance and

update of configuration parameters

• Decouple devices from specific services– Service provider focus on services, manufacturers

provide the platform


General Benefits for the Early Adopters

• Adoption made easier– Remote maintenance and service delivery– Increasing, evolving and improving services– Makes the best use of their time anywhere

• Secure- Connect trusted service providers to secure service

platform

• Future Proof- Dynamic services ensure the latest capabilities


General Benefits for the Mass market

• Life made easier- Services, not technology, that save money, time,

and provide peace of mind- Connected – Services, Information, Value

• Transparent Maintenance- Embedded Hardware & Software services- Automatic upgrades

• Secure- Connect trusted service providers to secure

service platform • Low cost

- Single platform for all services


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New Key Factors

• Increasing Complexity

• Increasing Customer Requirements

• Product Digitalization & New Business Models

• Internet & Broadband Availability

• Wireless Connectivity

• Family Dislocation

• Household Isolation

• Ease-of-use for Senior Customers

• Individual Treatment (Patients) and Cost-Optimization (Hospitals)


Needs for Realization

• Standards / Integration Platform

• Simplify Technology via Plug&Play

• Reliability of Technology

• Network Capability

• Available Content and Services

• Consumer Interest (Challenge)

• Partnership / Value Chain


OSGi Core Value

• Integration platform that fits the needs of operator driven and retail driven markets

• Support of multiple service providers on a common platform– Modularity– Tunable security mechanism– Decomposition of services

• Integration of different devices via plug&play capabilities

• Ability to complement native code environment– Augment pure Java bundles with alternative

payloads such as markup languages, graphic images, native libraries

– Integration of existing software-components


OSGi Core Value (continued)

• Stable Technology – 3rd release of OSGi Service Platform specification

• Multiple compliant frameworks and devices available for flexibility in choice

• Relevant to ‘triple play’ (voice, video und high-speed data) service aggregation and delivery

• Strong traction in Consumer Electronics, Service Provider, Telematics/Automotive segments

• Addresses the trend to ‘network capable’ CE and mobile devices– Need to remotely and dynamically deploy, provision

and manage new and add-on applications and services


OSGi Core Value (continued)

• Available

• Scalable

• Stable

• Secure

• Manageable

• Interoperable

• Development by global industry leaders


Leadership Team

• President, John Barr, Motorola

• VP Marketing – Susan Schwarze, ProSyst

• VP Asia, Lawrence Chan, Echelon

• VP Americas, Dan Bandera, IBM

• VP EMEA, Staffan Truvé, Gatespace

• CTO, BJ Hargrave, IBM

• Secretary, Stan Moyer, Telcordia Technologies

• Treasurer, Jeff Lund, Echelon

• Executive Director, Deepak Kamlani, Global Inventures

• Technology Officer – Peter Kriens, aQute

• Requirements Committee – Kai Hackbarth, ProSyst


OSGi Deployment Facts

• 26 OSGi member company deployments (non-confidential)– Smart Home/Health Care (13)– Automotive/Telematics (8)– Service Provisioning (4)

• Plus 10 EU-projects (using OSGi-certified platforms)

• More information Deployment Fact Sheet on www.osgi.org

… AND THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT …


OSGi Invitation to HNA as “OSGi Forum Korea”

• HNA as the Korean Flagship for a Connected World

- Cooperation /Partnership / Membership

- Benefit from the technical and market knowledge of the OSGi Alliance

- Contribute to the knowledge of the OSGi Alliance in the Asian Market

- Benefit from the global promotion of and by the OSGi Alliance

• Your project „10 Million homes“ will be worldwide promoted by global leaders

- ETRI as neutral chair of this „OSGi Forum Korea“• Active member of the OSGi Alliance

• Member Companies supportive

• „Asian Voice“


OSGi Invitation to the World Congress

• OSGi 2003 Annual World Congress- 21-24 October, Düsseldorf, Germany

• 1 day workshop and 3 day Congress

• “OSGi Home, OSGi Networks, OSGi Automotive, OSGi Everywhere”

• Special Home Track- speakers from B/S/H, Echelon, EDF, Eneo, Fraunhofer, Motorola, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung

• Special Service Provider Track- speakers from Belgacom, Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, NTT, Telia/Sonera

• And more …

• Early registration discounts at www.osgiworldcongress.com


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The Home Network Market - Current Status and Solutions - Keynote; 2003