entertainment networking filling in the gaps
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Entertainment Networking Filling In The Gaps . Bill Rose WJR Consulting, Inc. Chairman, CEA R7. WHY NETWORK?. For Service Providers. Lower CapEx. Reach More Eyes. Provide New Services. WHY NETWORK?. For Manufacturers (CE, IT). Add Value/Differentiate Products. Create New Products. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Entertainment Networking Filling In The Gaps
Bill RoseWJR Consulting, Inc.Chairman, CEA R7
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WHY NETWORK?For Service Providers
•Lower CapEx
•Reach More Eyes
•Provide New Services
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WHY NETWORK?For Manufacturers (CE, IT)
•Add Value/Differentiate Products
•Expand Market
•Create New Products
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WHY NETWORK?For Consumers
•To Make life easier
•Share Products
•Share Services
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The Consumer’s Three Biggest Complaints
1. Connector Confusion• Analog, Component, RF, S-Video, HDMI..
2. Multiple Remote Controls
3. Selecting the Right Inputs• AV1…, DV1…, Channel 3/4…
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And the Contestants Are…
Ethernet– WiFi– 100BaseT, Gigabit– Coax/MoCA 1394
–1394a: S200, S400–1394b: CAT5–1394c: S800 CAT5e–1394 over coax
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CEA R7 - Home Networking
• R7 WG 3 – VHN (CEA-851-A)
• IP over 1394 backbone• Network of Networks
• R7 WG 4 – A User Interface for Home Networks Using
Web-based Protocols (CEA-2027-A)• Client/Server Model for Command/Control
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CEA-2027-A/B
• Uses 1394– Solves Connector Confusion– No need to choose input– Provides Future-Proof Bandwidth
• Uses Web Browser, Web Server Model– One Remote Control– Future Proofs DTV, Connected Devices– Manufacturer Presents Own UI
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CEA-2027 Model
1394cable
GETID INFO
Control
Web Server in AV HDD
Web Browser in
DTV
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CEA-2027 Model
1394cable
Serve IDInfo
Control
Web Server in AV HDD
Web Browser in
DTV
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CEA-2027 Model
1394cable
GETGUI
Control
Web Server in AV HDD
Web Browser in
DTV
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CEA-2027 Model
1394cable
Serve GUI
Control
Web Server in AV HDD
Web Browser in
DTV
Legacy 1394 Devices are Proxied
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CEA R7 - Home Networking
• R7 WG5 – A/V Adapter
• Legacy 1394 to UPnP/DLNA Ethernet
• R7 WG8 – Open EPG (CEA-2033)
• Electronic Program Guide over IP
• R7 WG9 – Enhanced UPnP Remote User Interface (CEA-
2014)
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Ethernet As a Network
• Major Issues Remaining– No Guaranteed QoS– No Synchronization– Currently an Un-Trusted Network
• Personal Content– Bandwidth Limitations (100baseT)
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Ethernet For A/V Networking
• Solutions– The UPnP Forum– DLNA– R7 WG9 – Individual Companies and Other
Groups• DRM, etc.
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Ethernet Time Frame
• R7 WG 9Enhanced UPnP Remote User Interface– Expected Completion Q1/Q2 – 2006
• HD Content over Gigabit Ethernet– Remaining Solutions are Converging on
2008
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Remaining Issues for 1394
• Localization for DVD
• Cable Program Guide/UI
• PHY Layer Networking Solutions
• Most Implementations Today are Bus Oriented
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1394 Content Distribution Today
• Guaranteed QoS: Built-In• Synchronization of Content: Built-In• UI for CE Devices: CEA-2027-A/B• Trusted Network: 5C• Physical Layers
– 1394a (4.5 Meters)– CAT5/5e: 1394b– Wireless UWB: 1394-TA PAL
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1394 HD Content Distribution Filling in the Gaps
• Target for Complete Solution– Non-DVD Products
• Beginning in Q1/Q2 2006– Localization for DVD
• 2006– Complete Solution
• Q4 2006
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Ethernet and 1394 Coexistence
• Ethernet was developed for Commercial Use, Data/Best Effort– Requires major changes to meet consumer
needs for entertainment
• 1394 was developed for multimedia content– Minor additions to complete
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Highway or Railroad • Ethernet/802.3 CDMA is like a highway
– Traffic affects access, time of arrival, no guarantees– If it “Absolutely Positively” must be there on time, you
ship it ahead of schedule, and warehouse it.
• TDMA/TDD is like a railroad– Reserve space, known speed, guaranteed time of arrival– Just in time delivery “When it Absolutely Positively
Has To Get There”
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Ethernet and 1394 Coexistence
Growing Support Among Many Companies for a Two-Network Strategy in Homes
• Ethernet/WiFi– Data Networks– Content from BB to storage device
• 1394 for Content – 1394a for A/V Rack– 1394b over coax for In-home Content Distribution
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Why Not Wait for Ethernet Solution?
• Most Profits for CE are in HD Products• Digital Transition
– DTVs must have Tuners (MPEG decoders)– STBs must have 1394 ports– Analog shut down in 2008/2009
• Complex solutions require time to stabilize• Start simple
– Solve today’s problems today
