TV

TV

Outlet TV STB

STB Phone

IP STB

Powerline powerstrip Laptop PDA Laptop

CABLE OPERATORS and other

service providers can increase their revenue opportunities and reduce churn by helping their customers provision and manage their home networks, but nding the right blend of technologies and devices will be key. While customers want to watch what they want, when they want and where they want, service providers need to manage outside devices that want access to their networks, blend wireless and wireline technologies where applicable, assure content providers that their content is going to the correct devices, and help their subscribers manage home network security. As far as provisioning home networks goes, MoCA, HomePlug, HomePNA, Wi-Fi and Ethernet each have their own strengths and weaknesses, but service providers can use the various technologies to strike a balance between performance, ease of installation and future growth potential.

Network interface device

Laptop Twisted pair cable Ethernet 802.11 Electrical power wiring Coax, DSL or ber Ethernet 802.11

Cable modem

Phone Cable 802.11

Advantages: Widely deployed in local area networks and most PCs. Also used in new homes built over the past decade. Bandwidth capable of exceeding 900 Mbps. Reliable and well-known by home owners. Disadvantages: Most homes will require new Ethernet re-wiring. For video applications, some installations dont provide a QoS element, which could require additional runs of Ethernet cabling that are separate from other services. Speed: 900 Mbps

DVR

Residential gateway PC

Advantages: Simple to install, reliable performance without dead spots. Uses existing standard electric power outlets and wiring. HomePlug AV offers effective QoS. Ideal for homes with limited existing wireline options. Disadvantages: Topology of electrical wiring changes continually. Some problems in the past with noise on electrical wiring. Speed: 60-100 Mbps

Powerline Ethernet adapter Powerline + Wi-Fi router

Broadband modem Powerline digital media adapter

PC Powerline switch

Phone

TV

TV

Advantages: Uses existing coaxial wiring and coaxial jacks to connect set-top boxes, PCs, wireless routers and other devices. High-bandwidth capabilities, reliable, consistent QoS. QoS for MoCA is parameterized QoS (PQoS). More stable than wireless and, to some extent, powerline. Disadvantages: Without coax jacks in every room, theres less exibility for placement/location of devices than wireless. Speed: 130 Mbps

DVR Wireless router

PC

Game console

STB PDA Laptop Network interface device Cable 802.11 Phone wire Coaxial cable Phone 900,000

Wi-Fi device forecast

Cellular/Wi-Fi phone Mobile PCs with Wi-Fi Portable CE devices

800,000

700,000

Stationary CE devices Home/SOHO WLAN aggregators

Units in thousands

600,000

External clients

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Advantages: No need for new wiring, networking exibility, plug-and-play customer installs. Widely deployed in PCs, portable consumer electronics devices and phones. Devices need only a power source to work. Scales to point-to-multipoint architecture. Disadvantages: May have issues with transporting highdenition video signals. Speed and signal propagation may be affected by distance and building construction. Speed: 125 Mbps

DVR

Residential gateway CAT5/6 cable PC

Advantages: A cost-effective approach for older homes with existing telephone lines or coaxial cable. Low labor cost for installation, variety of low-cost interfaces for connecting settop boxes, PCs, telephones and other devices. Effective quality of service for voice, video and data. Disadvantages: May have problems isolating networking from signaling. Speed: 100 Mbps

Residential gateway Home networked DVR

500,000

400,000

300,000 PC

200,000

100,000 Analog phone

IP phone

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