ULE Updatefor the IOT in the Smart Home : ETSI

March 2016

www.ulealliance.org

Daniel HartnettDirector of Business DevelopmentDECT ForumDaniel. Hartnett@DECT.org

ULE Background

Adoption; More than one billion DECT, DECT 6.0, J-DECT, DECT Security, CAT-iq and ULE devices have been sold worldwide, which continues to increase by over 100 million products per year. The DECT Forum and ULE Alliance have >130 members in total and are located in Bern, Switzerland.

Ultra Low Energy: Smart Home, battery driven, high range, low power

CAT-iq: IP connectivity for the home gateway. Voice and Data Includes HD Voice and ULE compatibility

DECT 6.0: 95% USA cordless voice market

J-DECT: Market Leader in Japan: Voice and Data

DECT Security: Used by all major enterprise voice brands

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ULE – The New Generation of Wireless Connectivity

Since its formation in 2013, the ULE Alliance promotes the world-wide adoption of the

ULE – Ultra Low Energy wireless technology for IoT

A modernized version of the mature and established DECT technology

Our vision:

The proven and superior ULE technology will be aleading infrastructure and standard for homewireless networks, enabling a more safe life andhigher level of convenience for people

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Smart Home Challenge:from Luxury to Affordable

Smart Homes of Today: • Limited to Luxury Homes• Proprietary Technologies• Scarcely Available in Stores• Professional Installation• High Price (€€€) 

Smart Homes of Tomorrow :• Mass Deployment• Based on Standards• Broadly Available in Stores:

• Product Variety• Multiple Sources

• Ease of Setup and Use ‐ DIY• Added Value/New Features• Affordable Price (€) 

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ULE Addressing the Challenges

DECT Maturity:3B+ Chipsets Shipped

The New Generation Wireless Technology for Home Automation, Security, Climate Control and More…

U L E

Long Range:Simple Architecture,

Lowest Cost

ETSI StandardETSI TS 102 939‐1

SinceApril 2013

ULE Alliance Focus: Homes and Buildings

Automation

Climate Control

Security

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Personal Well‐being

ULE Supports Many More Use Cases…

ULECovers

House and Garden

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ULE - The New Generation of Wireless Connectivity

Wi‐FiCovers

Most of the house

• Just place the sensors where you wish• Move around freely with wearable sensors

• No Interference with other devices• No interference with neighbors

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ULE - The New Generation of Wireless ConnectivitySimple, Reliable, Cost Effective

ULE Network

Base

Mesh Network

Repeater

Base

Repeater

Repeater

RepeaterRepeater

Repeater

Requires repeaters for range and reliability Same Setup, no extra devices required

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ULE and CAT-iq: A perfect fit for a seamless service

ULE Enabled GW with CAT‐iqAt the heart of the connected home

ULE Devices

ULE ‐ IP Connectivity in the Smart Home in the HGW. No extra HW cost

InternetHome Control Unit

ULE – Adding Vital Dimensions: Voice & Video

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Broadband Gateway(ULE Enabled)

ULE SmokeDetectorBedroom 2

Motion DetectorLiving Room

CAT-iq HD Voice phoneBedroom 1

Mobile Network Your smartphone

Voice and video enabled

Sorry, running late; Please Take a Seat; Will be Home 

in a Few Minutes

ULE Technology Standardization – Next Phase

HAN FUN (*) Application Layer

ULE Transport Layer

Physical LayerULE = DECT

(*) HAN FUN – Home Area Network FUNctional Protocol

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6LowPAN

HAN FUN Application

Layer

Any Other Application

Layer

Phase 12014

Phase 2 2016

Standardizedin ETSI(ETSI TS 102 939‐1)

ULE Certification OverviewULE is a registered trademark owned by the ULE Alliance, it references features and procedures to

corresponding ETSI & ULE Alliance Specifications.

ULE Certification

Program

Only end products *** can be approved through the certification program

All MEMBERS of the ULE Alliance can apply for certification*,**

Notes:(*) Presenting company must be a Member of the ULE Alliance

(**) More conditions apply; refer to the formal definition of the Certification Program for complete details

(*** ) Currently end product can be a node or a hub; additional options may become available in the future

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ULE Certification – Now Open● The Certification Program assures application level interoperability between devices from

different vendors, chipsets and software stacks

● The Certification is now open to all ULE Alliance members

● ULE Alliance partnered with AT4 wireless of Spain as the Test and Certification Laboratory

● Successfully passing the Test and Certification processes makes a product eligible to

receive the ULE Logo

● First certified product: August 2015; 35 products already certified, more in process

● Certified products from Crow, Huawei, Panasonic, VTech

● Plan for 2016 – over 100 certified products

● You can view the certified products on: www.ulealliance.org under “Certification/Certified

Products”

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6LoWPAN – Connecting ULE to IPV-6

● 6LoWPAN Project started mid 2015

● ULE Alliance commissioned the work to:

● RTX for software development

● University of Offenburg (HSO – HochSchule Offenburg) for testing

● Project is on track; planned release – March 2016

● The software will be offered as an open source

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6LoWPAN - Evolution to better Interoperability

Physical/MAC Layer Physical/MAC Layer

Transport/Protocol Layer Transport/Protocol Layer

Wireless ProtocolAgnostic

Application Layer

6LoWPAN 6LoWPAN

Device A Device B

Wireless ProtocolAgnostic

Application Layer

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Wireless Technology A Wireless Technology B 

The industry needsONLY ONE standard!

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Interoperability without a common language

Gateway with A, B, C

Actuator

Actuator

SensorSensor

Sensor

Sensor

A A

C

C

B

B

• A, B, C ‐ wireless technologies• All to All translation in the gateway

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Interoperability with a common language

Gateway with A, B, C

Actuator

Actuator

SensorSensor

Sensor

Sensor

A A

C

C

B

B

• A, B, C ‐ wireless technologies• All communicating via IP (6LoWPAN) and “speaking” a common language

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Cooperation and Liaisons

● In 2015 the ULE Alliance established alliance with AllSeen Alliance and Open Connectivity

Foundation (OCF) – former OIC:

● ULE Alliance is a member of the AllSeen Alliance

● ULE Alliance is an official partner of the OCF

● Both AllSeen and OCF recognized the unique values of ULE

● The following projects are planned for both:

● A gateway bridge connecting existing ULE networks to AllJoyn or IoTivity networks

● Native implementation: the AllJoyn or IoTivity application layer running on top of ULE

transport layer (and 6LoWPan).

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AllJoyn and IoTivity over ULE: Native Implementation

ULE Physical/MAC Layer

ULE Transport/Protocol Layer

Wireless ProtocolAgnostic

Application Layer

6LoWPANSensor of Actuator

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ULE Alliance Members (March 2016: total 80+, shown 69)

Promoter

Contributor

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ULE Alliance Members (March 2016: total 80+, shown 69)Adopter

Thank You!

Join ULE Alliance at:

www.ulealliance.org

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