Broadband Venture Seminar

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Broadband Venture Seminar
Presented for
Broadband Home Networking
Jim Albrycht VP of Broadband Academy YAS
Broadband Ventures, LLC September 7, 2001
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Presentation Overview
Broadband Venture Seminar

• Home Networking Trends..
• Impact on the Industry..
• CableHome Strategy..

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Home Networking Landscape
Broadband Venture Seminar

• New Technology and Many Emerging Standards..
• Needs to Be Optimized with Access Networks..
• End-to-End Approach Supporting all Networked
  Appliance Works Best..
• Continued Customer Support Essential..

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Essential End-to-End Support
Broadband Venture Seminar
Backbone
Regional Hub
HFC Plant
Gateway
Home Network
Devices
Content
Consumer

• Consumers Want Service Providers to Support
  End-to-End Home Broadband Delivery..
• Service Provider Need.. Subscribers Want..
  End-to-End Visibility.. with the Emergence of
  Private Home Intranets..
• Service Provider Supports Managed Permutations..
• Home Networks Emerging as Essential Strategic
  Arena..

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Competition Making Major Moves
Broadband Venture Seminar

• Earthlink Offering 9.95/month Home Networking
  Service With 2wire Gateway
• Networks up to 4 Computers Using Ethernet,
  HomePNA, and USB Ports..
• Built-in Firewall With Internet Function..
• Single, Globally-Routable IP Addressing..
• Peripheral Sharing (Printer, Scanner, )
• Dell Announced Entry Into Networking..

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Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGi)
Broadband Venture Seminar

• Creates Open Specifications for the Delivery of
  Multiple Services Over Wide-Area Networks to
  Local Networks.. Personal Appliances and
  Devices..
• Enables the Aggregation and Delivery of Services
  to Networked Homes..
• Major Players.. Alcatel, Cisco, Compaq, Deutsche
  Telekom, Ericsson, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Maytag,
  Motorola, Nokia, Nortel, Oracle, Philips,
  Siemens, Sony, Sun Microsystems..

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Strategic Planning Factors
Broadband Venture Seminar
Window of Opportunity
Risk of Inaction
Competitive Landscape
Multiple ISPs
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Industry Involvement In Home Networking Is Still
Early
Broadband Venture Seminar

• PC Needs Driving Home Networking Today..
• Many Smart Appliances and Devices Shortly..
• Service Provider Needs Become Critical Driver of
  Future Home Networking..
• Quality of Service.. Network Management.. Service
  Provisioning.. Current Focus..
• Copy Protection.. Higher Bandwidths.. Non-IP
  Based Video.. Remain to Be Addressed..

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The Cable Vision
Broadband Venture Seminar

• Seamless Delivery of Services Across Multiple
  Home Network Technologies..
• Guaranteed Service Quality and Support for
  Compliant Devices..
• Convenience Consumption..

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Where Does Cable Fit?
Broadband Venture Seminar
Cable Services
Cable
Headend
CMTS
DOCSIS
Home Network
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Broadband Cable Objectives
Broadband Venture Seminar

• Extended Bandwidth Advantages of Seamless Cable
  to All Devices Connected in the Home..
• Specifications Needed to Preserve DOCSIS
  (Network).. PacketCable (Real Time).. OpenCable
  (Broadcast).. Platform Services Delivered Over
  Home Networks..
• Integrated Home-Networking and Service-Delivery
  Platform Essential for Comprehensive Broadband
  Cable Services..

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CableHome Specifications
Broadband Venture Seminar
Home Networking Architecture
QoS Specification
Network Management and Provisioning Overview
Security Specification
Network Management Specification
Provisioning Specification
Interoperable Equipment Testing Begins in 2002..
Network Address Management
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Architecture Highlights
Broadband Venture Seminar

• Preserves DOCSIS.. PacketCable.. OpenCable..
  Functionality Throughout the Home..
• Continues Working With Existing Home Networking
  Technologies..
• Creates Domains in the Home for Management of
  Cable-based Services..

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Summary CableHome.. Taking DOCSIS Home..
Broadband Venture Seminar

• Maintaining End-to-End Integrity..
• Continue Service Satisfaction..
• Extending Established Broadband Platform for
  PacketCable.. OpenCable.. Services to Reach
  Networked Devices..

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