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K.-D. Langer
Heinrich-Hertz-Institut
Fraunhofer
EinsteinuferInstitute
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10587 Berlin Berlin,
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http://www.hhi.fraunhofer.de Phone +49 30 31002 457 e-mail langer@hhi.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer Institut
Nachrichtentechnik
Heinrich-Hertz-Institut
Outline
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Feb-09
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Predictions on bit rates & significance per home
heavy duty
the next 25 years (H.264)
Standard-Def. TV 2
medium
HDTV 7 … 10
low
Super (ITU J.601) 50
Ultra (ITU J.601) 200
3D HDTV ≥ 280
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Feb-09
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In-house network topology
• Reach >100 m
(structured
50 m 50 / 100 m
cabling, star
Network
Home
Floor Gateway / Home
topology) Distributor
Gateway
Backbone
50 / 500 m
Cabling
Network
Home
• Tailoring of in- Home
Gateway
house network to
FTTB & related
Office
Building
technical Outside
Gateway /
Distributor
Gateway
standards plant
cabling
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Feb-09
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Demands on home area networks
• Home area network = segment with least sharing
Æ highest relative cost / customer Æ cost efficiency
• Lifetime 30 years Æ future-proof
Æ open to upgrading (scalability up to 10 Gbps)
• Robustness & easy handling
Æ do it yourself (DIY) installation
Æ tolerance to cable bending (low bending radius)
• System aspects
Æ reliability (transmission medium + hardware)
Æ low power consumption
• Networking Æ plug & play multimedia platform
Candidates: PLC, UTP, STP, coax, optical fibres, wireless
K.-D. Langer
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Feb-09
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Outline
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Feb-09
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Powerline communications (PLC)
• Example of a home
completely equipped with
200 Mbps PLC adapters:
– achievable bit rates
today: 27 … 63 Mbps
– R&D target 1 Gbps
(gross)
• Issues are e.g. EMI, privacy
plug & play
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Feb-09
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High-speed DSL solutions
Reach [km]
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Feb-09
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Current shielded cables (coax + twisted pair)
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Feb-09
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Outline
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Feb-09
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Glass optical fibres: SMF
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Feb-09
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Glass optical fibres: MMF
2006
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Feb-09
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Step index POF transmission state of the art
10000
• Wide range of Bit Rate [Mbps]
p2p applications
Laser-based
covered @ few
100 m reach 1000
indoor cabling
available 100 Achievements of various labs
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Feb-09 *) according to manufacturers
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Goals of tailored fibre design
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Feb-09
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Example: fibre optical wiring à la NTT
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Feb-09
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Outline
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Feb-09
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Standards for radio LAN applications
Bit Rate [Mbps]
few 10 metres
WLAN
reach feasible
• Shared medium,
increasingly
crowded cells,
EMI, …
Bluetooth
Reach [m]
Capacity too tight for broadband home networking
K.-D. Langer
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Feb-09
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Indoor optical wireless (OW) communications
• OW communications using
IR and/ or visible light
• No EMI/ EMC, no e-smog
• Non-directed
transmission @ >100 Mbps
• Directed transmission
@1 Gbps for hot-spots
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Feb-09
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Outline
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Feb-09
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Vision of the OMEGA R&D project
Fibre
Home PLC
Network segment
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Feb-09
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Conclusions (1)
• New cabling
– for riser & horizontal, glass optical fibre is most promising,
inside homes too, incl. POF
• Transitional phase
– STP, coax, radio are helpful, ductwork is essential
K.-D. Langer
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Feb-09
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Conclusions (2)
• Glass
– the only solution for 10 Gbps
– bending performance ok (more or less)
– low-cost connectors needed
• POF
– DIY properties, well applicable in homes up to 1 Gbps
• Wireless
– no alternative to wired backbone
– however, excellent for linking high-speed mobile terminals
to the backbone
K.-D. Langer
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Feb-09
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Thank you
for your attention !
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Feb-09
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